dung1 zit3冬節冬节
Jyutpingdung1 zit3
Yaledūng jit
Definition
Dongzhi Festival; the Winter Solstice Festival.
colloquialfestivalfamily
How it's used
Refers specifically to the Winter Solstice, which is considered as important as the Lunar New Year in traditional Cantonese culture. Families prioritize a reunion dinner on this night, often featuring tangyuan to symbolize completeness and unity. While the formal term is 冬至, the colloquial form 冬節 is used almost exclusively in casual conversation.
Examples
It is happiest to eat tangyuan with the whole family on the winter solstice.
Are you going home for dinner this winter solstice?
Related words
Common phrases
winter solstice reunion dinner
to celebrate the winter solstice
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