Meaning of 中元节
中元节 means the Zhongyuan Festival; Ghost Festival (15th day of the 7th lunar month). Pronounced zhōng yuán jié.
- the Zhongyuan Festival; Ghost Festival (15th day of the 7th lunar month)
Definitions & Examples
Zhōng中
yuán元
jié节
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
jì祭
sì祀
jié节
rì日
zhī之
yī一
。
The Zhongyuan Festival is one of the traditional Chinese memorial festivals.
Nóng农
lì历
qī七
yuè月
shí十
wǔ五
shì是
Zhōng中
yuán元
jié节
，
mín民
jiān间
yǒu有
jì祭
zǔ祖
de的
xí习
sú俗
。
The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Zhongyuan Festival, when folk customs include offering sacrifices to ancestors.
Zhōng中
yuán元
jié节
wǎn晚
shang上
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
huì会
zài在
lù路
biān边
shāo烧
zhǐ纸
qián钱
jì祭
diàn奠
zǔ祖
xiān先
。
On the evening of the Zhongyuan Festival, many people burn paper money by the roadside to honor their ancestors.
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