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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