er

noun
culture

Meaning of 兔儿爷

兔儿爷 means clay figurine with a rabbit head and human body, traditionally used as a seasonal toy during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Beijing folk art). Pronounced tù er yé.

  • clay figurine with a rabbit head and human body, traditionally used as a seasonal toy during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Beijing folk art)

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
Běi
jīng
guò
Zhōng
qiū
jié
yǒu
gòng
er
de
 

Old Beijing families have the custom of offering rabbit figurines during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhè
ge
er
chuān穿
zhe
shēn
huá
de
guān
 
zuò
de
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhì
 

This clay rabbit figurine is wearing magnificent official robes and is crafted very exquisitely.

Hái
zi
men
dōu
hěn
huan
er
de
xíng
xiàng
 
jué
de
yòu
ài
yòu
wēi
fēng
 

Children all love the image of the rabbit figurine, finding it both cute and majestic.

Relations

Synonyms

Measure Words

/
Primary
/ zūn