Usage of the character 宵
xiāo
宵
[宵]
- night
liánxiāo
连宵
[連宵]
- the same night
- that very night
- successive nights
xiāoxiǎo
宵小
[宵小]
- thief
- bandit
- scoundrel
- villain
xiāozhēng
宵征
[宵征]
- night journey
- punitive expedition by night
xiāoyè
宵夜
[宵夜]
- midnight snack
- late-night snack
yèxiāo
夜宵
[夜宵]
- midnight snack
xiāojìn
宵禁
[宵禁]
- night curfew
yuánxiāo
元宵
[元宵]
- Lantern Festival
- night of the 15th of the first lunar month
- see also 元夜 (yuányè)
- sticky rice dumplings
tōngxiāo
通宵
[通宵]
- all night
- throughout the night
dàixiāocǎo
待宵草
[待宵草]
- evening primrose
dǎtōngxiāo
打通宵
[打通宵]
- to spend the whole night
yèxiāor
夜宵儿
[夜宵兒]
- erhua variant of 夜宵 (yèxiāo)
Yuánxiāojié
元宵节
[元宵節]
- Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節／春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
liángxiāoměijǐng
良宵美景
[良宵美景]
- fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
xiāoyīgànshí
宵衣旰食
[宵衣旰食]
- to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- diligently attending to official matters
tōngxiāodádàn
通宵达旦
[通宵達旦]
- overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
- day and night