dyun1 ng5 zit3端午節端午节
Jyutpingdyun1 ng5 zit3
Yaledyūn ńgh jit
Definition
Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival); a traditional holiday on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the lunar calendar date, so the Gregorian calendar date changes every year. It is deeply associated with the consumption of sticky rice dumplings known as 糉. The festival is a public holiday in Hong Kong, often marked by large scale boat races in places like Stanley or Tai O.
Examples
Are you going to watch the dragon boat races this Dragon Boat Festival?
Related words
Common phrases
row dragon boats
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
