中秋节
zhōngqiūjié
The English phrase "moon festival" is 中秋节 (zhōngqiūjié) in Chinese.
中秋节 refers to the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 中秋节 is composed of 中 (mid), 秋 (autumn) and 节 (festival).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the term for Moon Festival is 中秋節.
How do you pronounce it?
zhōngqiūjié
Did you know?
- In addition to the festival name, people use the phrase 团圆 'tuányuán' to describe the core purpose of 中秋节. This specific word refers to a 'reunion' that is visually represented by a perfect circle.
- The phrase 中秋节 is often associated with the legend of 'Chang'e', the moon goddess, who is believed to live on the moon after consuming an elixir of immortality.
- In many Chinese cultures, celebrating 中秋节 is inseparable from the act of eating 'mooncakes', which are dense pastries often filled with lotus seed paste or salted egg yolks.
Examples in context
- 中秋节快乐。Happy Moon Festival!This sentence is useful for wishing someone a happy 中秋节.Tatoeba #1878299 by sadhen, translation #1878445 by shanghainese
- 中秋节快乐Happy Moon Festival
- 请吃月饼Please have a mooncake
- 中秋节有吃月饼的习俗。Zhōngqiūjié yǒu chī yuèbǐng de xísú.It is a custom to eat mooncakes during the moon festival.
- 你打算中秋节做什么？Nǐ dǎsuàn Zhōngqiūjié zuò shénme?What do you plan to do for the moon festival?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
