Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
汤圆
tāng yuán
boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
花灯
huā dēng
colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
灯会
dēng huì
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
灯谜
dēng mí
riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
挑灯
tiǎo dēng
to light a lamp / to raise a lantern
红灯记
Hóng dēng jì
The Legend of the Red Lantern
走马灯
zǒu mǎ dēng
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
大红灯笼高高挂
Dà hóng Dēng lóng Gāo gāo Guà
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
跑马灯
pǎo mǎ dēng
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker
dēng