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 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! 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) 光环 光環 guāng huán ring of light / halo / (fig.) glory / splendor 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 光圈 guāng quān aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole 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 华盖 華蓋 huá gài imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage) / aureole / halo syn 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 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 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 光晕 光暈 guāng yùn halo / (photography) halation 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 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 晕 暈 yùn dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun syn 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 圆光 圓光 yuán guāng radiance emanating from the head / halo 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 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 日月晕 日月暈 rì yuè yùn halo / ring of light around the sun or moon 月阑 月闌 yuè lán the halo of the moon 晕轨道 暈軌道 halo orbit 哈洛信托会 哈洛信托會 Halo Trust 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) 月球表面 yuè qiú biǎo miàn lunar surface / surface of the moon 上浣 shàng huàn first ten days of a lunar month 下浣 xià huàn last ten days of the lunar month 中元 zhōng yuán Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased 九九重阳 九九重陽 jiǔ jiǔ chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month 余月 yú yuè alternative term for fourth lunar month 佛诞日 佛誕日 fó dàn rì Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month) 元夜 yuán yè Lantern Festival / night of 15th of first lunar month / see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1] 团年 團年 tuán nián (of a family) to come together at lunar New Year's Eve / family reunion at New Year's 季冬 jì dōng final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar) 季夏 jì xià final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar) 季春 jì chūn final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar) syn 年三十 nián sān shí last day of the lunar year / Chinese New Year's Eve 年夜 nián yè lunar New Year's Eve syn 探月 tàn yuè lunar exploration 月坑 yuè kēng lunar crater 月夕 yuè xī Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August 正月初一 zhēng yuè chū yī New Year's Day in the lunar calendar syn 