"festivals" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
唢呐 嗩吶 suǒ nà suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]
抛绣球 拋繡球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals) / (fig.) to make overtures / to court
唢 嗩 suǒ suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5] / used in 嗩吶|唢呐[suo3 na4]
天灯 天燈 tiān dēng sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
孔明灯 孔明燈 kǒng míng dēng sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
逢时遇节 féng shí yù jié (idiom) To be at the time of the seasons and festivals / it is especially used for New Year and traditional holidays.
三节两寿 三節兩壽 sān jié liǎng shòu (idiom) In an old custom, it referred to payments or gifts given to a private tutor on three festivals and two birthdays: the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the New Year, as well as Confucius’s birthday and the tutor’s birthday.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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