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中秋节

中秋节

农历

Chinese lunar calendar [\\'kælində]

满月

full moon

秋分前后的满月

harvest moon

赏月

appreciating the moon;

moon gazing

拜月

moon worship

family reunion

月饼

mooncake

孔明灯

sky lantern; Kongming lantern

桂花酒

cassia wine

烧香

burning incense

祭品

sacrificial offerings

仪式

ritual

舞龙舞狮

dragon and lion dances

灯谜

lantern riddles

中秋传说

民间传说

folklore

月神

lunar deity [\\'di:iti]

the Moon Goddess

嫦娥

Chang\\'e

玉兔

jade rabbit / hare

蟾蜍

toad

桂花树

cassia tree;

osmanthus [ɔz\\'mænθəs] tree

月宫

Moon Palace

长生不老药

the elixir [i\\'liksə] of immortality

嫦娥奔月

Chang\\'e flying to the moon

后羿射日

Houyi shooting the suns

吴刚伐桂

Wu Gang chopping the tree

玉兔捣药

Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine

Hou Yi traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, seeking her elixir of immortality.

Chang\\'e drank the elixirs that her husband had left behind and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence.

月饼

油酥糕点

pastry

月饼馅

fillings

蓉

paste [peist] （糊状物、膏）

五仁

five kernel

5 types of nuts and seeds: almonds（杏仁）, walnuts（核桃仁）, watermelon seeds（瓜子仁）, sesame（芝麻仁）, and pumpkin seeds（南瓜子仁）

五仁叉烧

five kernel and roast pork

红豆

red bean paste

枣泥

jujube [\\'dʒu:dʒu:b] paste

莲蓉

lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉

melon seed paste

咸蛋黄

yolks from salted duck eggs

云腿

ham

猪油

lard

饼皮

浆皮

chewy [\\'tʃui] crust

酥皮

flaky crust

印花

imprint

冰皮

snow skin

奶油皮

cream cheese

京式月饼

Beijing-style mooncakes

苏式月饼

Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月饼

Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月饼

Chaoshan-style mooncakes

广式月饼

Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月饼

Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月饼和咸味月饼

sweet and savory mooncakes

Most mooncakes have a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

Traditional mooncakes have an imprint on top consisting of the Chinese characters for "longevity" or "harmony", as well as the name of the bakery and the filling inside.

The sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the festival signify the completeness and unity of families.

祝福

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.

A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness.

I want to make a toast. I Wish that the round moon take my best blessing to you. May you have a happy family and a bright future.

月亮

月相

moon phases

新月

new moon

娥眉月，盈月

waxing crescent

半月，上弦月

first quarter

盈凸月

waxing gibbous [\\'gɪbəs]

亏凸月

waning gibbous

半月，下弦月

Third quarter, last quarter

娥眉月，亏月

waning crescent

dreamy

梦幻般的

glowing

泛着光芒

silver light

银色的月光

otherworldly

超凡脱俗的

ethereal [i\\'θiəriəl]

缥缈如仙，非尘世间的

crescent [\\'kresənt]

一弯新月

enchanting

迷人的

tranquil

宁静的

serene 宁静的

luminous

明亮的

ablaze

闪耀的

shimmer

微光闪烁

silhouette [,silu:\\'et]

轮廓，剪影

evanescent [,i:və\\'nesənt]

缥缈，易消散的

bright and pure

皎洁的

月光淹没了所有的星星，除了那些最明亮的星。

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

托尔金，《指环王》

别告诉我月正亮，给我看破碎玻璃上闪烁的光。

― Anton Chekhov 契诃夫

月亮是忠实的伴侣。

祝大家中秋快乐哦！

编辑：左卓