
中秋节
Mid-Autumn Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
农历
Chinese lunar calendar
满月
Full moon
秋分前后的满月
Harvest moon
赏月
Appreciating the moon
Moon gazing
拜月
Moon worship
相聚
Gathering
家人团圆
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
中秋节,时在农历八月十五,满月当空。
Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the lunar calendar with full moon at night.
中秋之月最圆最亮,象征阖家团圆。
The moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion.
民间传说
Folklore
月神
Lunar deity
The Moon Goddess
嫦娥
Chang’e
玉兔
Jade rabbit
Jade hare
蟾蜍
Toad
桂花树
Cassia tree
Osmanthus tree
月宫
Moon Palace
长生不老药
The elixir 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
羿请不死之药与西王母
Hou Yi traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, seeking her elixir of immortality.
弈妻嫦娥窃之奔月,托身于月。
Chang’e drank the elixirs that her husband had left behind and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence.
油酥糕点
Pastry
月饼馅
Fillings
蓉
Paste
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
Pumpkin seeds 南瓜子仁
五仁叉烧
Five kernel and roast pork
红豆
Red bean paste
枣泥
Jujube 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
Crusts
浆皮
Chewy 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
中秋节快乐
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
祝你和你的家人中秋快乐!
Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn festival!
愿你的生活就像这十五的月亮一样,圆满。
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.
