光明节
Guāng míng jié
Pinyin

Definition

光明节
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Guāng míng jié
  1. Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
  2. also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
聪明
cōng ming
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 bright
  4. 4 smart
  5. 5 acute (of sight and hearing)
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
光亮
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
光光
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
光棍
guāng gùn
  1. 1 gangster
  2. 2 hoodlum
  3. 3 a single person
  4. 4 bachelor
光棍儿
guāng gùn r5
  1. 1 single person
  2. 2 bachelor
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没错。犹太人过光明节的传统食物呢，是土豆饼。我想一定是非常好吃的一种饼。还有一首《光明节之歌》，我们一起来听听。
méicuò 。Yóutàirén guò Guāngmíngjié de chuántǒng shíwù ne ，shì tǔdòubǐng 。wǒ xiǎng yīdìng shì fēicháng hǎochī de yī zhǒng bǐng 。háiyǒu yī shǒu 《Guāngmíngjié zhī gē 》，wǒmen yīqǐ lái tīng ting 。
That's right. The food that's traditionally eaten during Hanukkah is potato pancakes. I bet they're definitely a really delicious kind of pancake. There's also a song called, 'The Song of Hanukkah'. Let's have a listen.
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点那么多蜡烛，真是“光明”啊！那为什么光明节要持续8天呢？
diǎn nàme duō làzhú ，zhēn shì “guāngmíng ”a ！nà wèishénme Guāngmíngjié yào chíxù bā tiān ne ？
Lighting so many candles - it really is the festival of lights! Why does Hanukkah go on for 8 days then?
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欢迎大家收听我们的节目。现在呢，世界各地的犹太人正在庆祝光明节。光明节是犹太人的传统节日，一共持续8天。每逢光明节，每家都会点一种灯台，上面插着9根蜡烛。在第一个晚上，先点燃中间的蜡烛，然后用中间的蜡烛点燃第一支蜡烛，之后的每一天再多点一支。
huānyíng dàjiā shōutīng wǒmen de jiémù 。xiànzài ne ，shìjiègèdì de Yóutàirén zhèngzài qìngzhù Guāngmíngjié 。Guāngmíngjié shì Yóutàirén de chuántǒng jiérì ，yīgòng chíxù bā tiān 。měiféng Guāngmíngjié ，měi jiā dōu huì diǎn yī zhǒng dēngtái ，shàngmian chā zhe jiǔ gēn làzhú 。zài dì yī ge wǎnshang ，xiān diǎnrán zhōngjiān de làzhú ，ránhòu yòng zhōngjiān de làzhú diǎnrán dì yī zhī làzhú ，zhīhòu de měi yī tiān zài duō diǎn yī zhī 。
Welcome to our program, everyone. Right now, Jewish people all over the world are in the process of celebrating 'the festival of lights', or Hanukkah. Hanukkah is a traditional Jewish holiday. Altogether, it continues for 8 days. Every Hanukkah, every family lights 9 candles inserted in a candle stand. On the first night, the central candle is lit. Afterwards, the central candle is used to light the first candle. Every day after that, another candle is lit on each day.
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