| 1 | 宵旰忧劳 | 宵旰憂勞 | xiāo gàn yōu láo | xiao1 gan4 you1 lao2 | to labor incessantly on government affairs (idiom) | | |
| 2 | 元宵节 | 元宵節 | yuán xiāo jié | Yuan2 xiao1 jie2 | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节 , on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | | |
| 3 | 元宵 | 元宵 | yuán xiāo | yuan2 xiao1 | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜 ; sticky rice dumplings | | |
| 4 | 夜宵儿 | 夜宵兒 | yè xiāo r | ye4 xiao1 r5 | erhua variant of 夜宵 | | |
| 5 | 夜宵 | 夜宵 | yè xiāo | ye4 xiao1 | midnight snack | | |
| 6 | 宵征 | 宵征 | xiāo zhēng | xiao1 zheng1 | night journey; punitive expedition by night | | |
| 7 | 宵衣旰食 | 宵衣旰食 | xiāo yī gàn shí | xiao1 yi1 gan4 shi2 | to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters | | |
| 8 | 宵夜 | 宵夜 | xiāo yè | xiao1 ye4 | midnight snack; late-night snack | | |
| 9 | 宵禁 | 宵禁 | xiāo jìn | xiao1 jin4 | night curfew | | |
| 10 | 打通宵 | 打通宵 | dǎ tōng xiāo | da3 tong1 xiao1 | to spend the whole night | | |
| 11 | 宵 | 宵 | xiāo | xiao1 | night | | |
| 12 | 通宵达旦 | 通宵達旦 | tōng xiāo dá dàn | tong1 xiao1 da2 dan4 | overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night | | |
| 13 | 通宵 | 通宵 | tōng xiāo | tong1 xiao1 | all night; throughout the night | | |
| 14 | 莫虚良宵 | 莫虛良宵 | mò xū liáng xiāo | mo4 xu1 liang2 xiao1 | to not miss the opportunity of this lovely evening (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 良宵美景 | 良宵美景 | liáng xiāo měi jǐng | liang2 xiao1 mei3 jing3 | fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 连宵 | 連宵 | lián xiāo | lian2 xiao1 | the same night; that very night; successive nights | | |
| 17 | 旰食宵衣 | 旰食宵衣 | gàn shí xiāo yī | gan4 shi2 xiao1 yi1 | to eat late and get up early; to be too busy (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 待宵草 | 待宵草 | dài xiāo cǎo | dai4 xiao1 cao3 | evening primrose | | |