圣 烛 节

Shèng zhú jiédictionary entry

Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

聖燭節圣烛节 [Sheng4 zhu2 jie2] /Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)/

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Other forms in these source records: 聖燭節

圣
kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred
烛
zhú
candle / (literary) to illuminate
节
jiē
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
jié
joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

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