yuán xiāodictionary entry
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Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuán yè] / sticky rice dumplings
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元宵 元宵 [yuan2 xiao1] /Lantern Festival/night of the 15th of the first lunar month/see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]/sticky rice dumplings/

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