正 zhēng first month of the lunar year syn 望 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] syn 五月 wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year) syn 六月 liù yuè June / sixth month (of the lunar year) 四月 sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year) syn 九月 jiǔ yuè September / ninth month (of the lunar year) syn 一月 yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year) syn 十月 shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year) syn 三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn 八月 bā yuè August / eighth month (of the lunar year) syn 二月 èr yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) syn 七月 qī yuè July / seventh month (of the lunar year) 十一月 shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year) syn 除夕 chú xī lunar New Year's Eve syn 十二月 shí èr yuè December / twelfth month (of the lunar year) syn 月食 yuè shí lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring / the lunar New Year syn 正月 zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year syn 阴历 陰曆 yīn lì lunar calendar syn 新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn 初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year 闰年 閏年 rùn nián leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month 嫦娥 cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) / one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft syn 科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration 灯节 燈節 dēng jié the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar) syn 农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar syn 中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn 小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn 中秋节 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month syn 元月 yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) syn 端午节 端午節 duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) syn 腊月 臘月 là yuè twelfth lunar month syn 重阳节 重陽節 chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 科考队 科考隊 kē kǎo duì scientific exploration team / expedition 元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings syn 元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn 七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting 重阳 重陽 chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar 地漏 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month 大年三十 dà nián sān shí last day of the lunar year / Chinese New Year's Eve 石油勘探 shí yóu kān tàn oil exploration 大月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days 仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn 闰月 閏月 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month 大建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4] 守岁 守歲 shǒu suì to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve 旧历 舊曆 jiù lì old calendar / the Chinese lunar calendar / same as 農曆|农历[nong2 li4] syn 七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 夏历 夏曆 xià lì the traditional Chinese lunar calendar syn 小建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4] syn 李四光 lǐ sì guāng Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration 承包者 chéng bāo zhě contractor for seabed exploration 朔 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north syn 登月舱 登月艙 dēng yuè cāng lunar module 腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn 娄 婁 lóu surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy 朔望 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month syn 晦 huì (bound form) last day of a lunar month / (bound form) dark / gloomy / (literary) night syn 闰 閏 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) 月全食 yuè quán shí total lunar eclipse 重九 chóng jiǔ the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month) 望日 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month syn 八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year 朔月 shuò yuè new moon / first day of the lunar month syn 中元节 中元節 zhōng yuán jié Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased 冬月 dōng yuè eleventh lunar month 朔日 shuò rì first day of the lunar month syn 月晕 月暈 yuè yùn ring around the moon / lunar halo 五月节 五月節 wǔ yuè jié Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) syn 年下 nián xià lunar new year 弦月 xián yuè half-moon / the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month 花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn 勘探许可 勘探許可 kān tàn xǔ kě exploration licence / exploration permit 联合国自然资源勘探循环基金 聯合國自然資源勘探循環基金 United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration / Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration 自然资源勘探循环基金 自然資源勘探循環基金 United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration / Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration 空间探测 空間探測 kōng jiān tàn cè space exploration 中石油川东钻探公司 中石油川東鑽探公司 zhōng shí yóu chuān dōng zuàn tàn gōng sī Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC) 太空探索 tài kōng tàn suǒ space exploration 殊域周咨录 殊域周咨錄 shū yù zhōu zī lù Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations 地下水勘探开发技合讨论会 Seminar on TCDC in ground-water exploration and development 海洋勘测研究长期扩大方案 hǎi yáng kān cè yán jiū zhǎng qī kuò dài fāng àn Long-Term and Expanded Programme of Oceanic Exploration and Research 多金属结核勘探 nodule exploration 和平探索外层空间特定事件每月概览 和平探索外層空間特定事件每月概覽 Monthly Survey of Selected Events in the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space 遥感用于大地构造测绘和探矿区域讨论会 遙感用於大地構造測繪和探礦區域討論會 Regional Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications for Geotectonic Mapping and Mineral Exploration 探测和投资前调查能源基金 探測和投資前調查能源基金 Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys 国际地中海科学探测委员会 International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea 南极冰川下湖泊勘探专家组 nán jí bīng chuān xià hú bó kān tàn zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Specialists on Subglacial Antarctic Lake Exploration 发展中国家矿物和能源勘探专家组 發展中國家礦物和能源勘探專家組 Group of Experts on Mineral and Energy Exploration in Developing Countries 海底勘探承包者 contractor for seabed exploration 外空条约 外空條約 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies / Outer Space Treaty 石油工业国际勘探和生产论坛 石油工業國際勘探和生產論壇 Oil Industry International Exploration and Production Forum / E and P Forum 石油勘探和开采会议 石油勘探和開采會議 Conference on Petroleum Exploration and Development 勘探合同 kān tàn hé tòng exploration agreement 勘探区 勘探區 kān tàn qū exploration block 欧洲航天实验室哈雷彗星探测专题讨论会 歐洲航天實驗室哈雷彗星探測專題討論會 ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet 联合国探索与和平利用外层空间会议 聯合國探索與和平利用外層空間會議 United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 计算机技术应用于矿物勘探开发专家组 計算機技術應用於礦物勘探開發專家組 Group of Experts on the Application of Computer Technology in Mineral Exploration and Development 