This folk tale from the Peace Corps website tells the story of the Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon or Moon Cake Festival. Here it is in English and in Chinese.
I wonder what happened to the second elixir - did Han Cho take it for himself? Is Hou Yi represented by his own celestial body or is the brighter moon the only indication of his meeting his wife. Do you think this is a tragic story, or is Chang E's fate deserved for her vanity and Hou Yi's a just punishment for killing nine of the Jade Emperor's ten sons?
Here is the Wikipedia link on the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to this entry, in the countries we will be visiting this festival is also celebrated in Vietnam and Malaysia and for this year it will fall on September 19 as this is the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
The Moon Festival is also mentioned in a short story called "The Moon Lady" contained in "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.
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Sunday, 23 June 2013
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Numbers
Malaysia
0
|
sifar
|
6
|
enam
|
1
|
salah satu
|
7
|
tujuh
|
2
|
dua
|
8
|
lapan
|
3
|
tiga
|
9
|
sembilan
|
4
|
empat
|
10
|
sepuluh
|
5
|
lima
|
20
|
dua puluh
|
11
|
sebelas
|
21
|
dua puluh satu
|
12
|
dua belas
|
30
|
tiga puluh
|
13
|
tiga belas
|
100
|
(se)ratus
|
1000
|
(se)ribu
|
Thailand
0
|
๐
|
soon R
|
ศุนย์
|
6
|
๖
|
hok L
|
หก
|
1
|
๑
|
neung L
|
หนึ่ง
|
7
|
๗
|
jet L
|
เจ็ด
|
2
|
๒
|
saawng R
|
สอง
|
8
|
๘
|
bpairt L
|
แปด
|
3
|
๓
|
sam R
|
สาม
|
9
|
๙
|
gao F
|
เก้า
|
4
|
๔
|
see L
|
สี่
|
10
|
๑๐
|
sip L
|
สิบ
|
5
|
๕
|
haa F
|
ห้า
|
||||
Cambodia
0
|
០
|
soan / soun
|
សូនសូន្យ
|
6
|
៦
|
bprahm-moi
|
ប្រាំមួយប្រាំមួយ
|
1
|
១
|
moi
|
មួយមួយ
|
7
|
៧
|
bprahm-bpee/ bprahm bpeul
|
ប្រាំពីរ
|
2
|
២
|
bpee
|
ពីរពីរ
|
8
|
៨
|
bprahm-bai
|
ប្រាំបីប្រាំបី
|
3
|
៣
|
bai
|
បីបី
|
9
|
៩
|
bprahm bpoo-oun
|
ប្រាំបួនរាំបួន
|
4
|
៤
|
bpoo-oun
|
បួនបួន
|
10
|
១០
|
dop
|
ដប់ដប់
|
5
|
៥
|
bprahm
|
ប្រាំប្រាំ
|
||||
Vietnam
0
|
không
|
6
|
sáu
|
1
|
một
|
7
|
bảy
|
2
|
hai
|
8
|
tám
|
3
|
ba
|
9
|
chín
|
4
|
bốn
|
10
|
mười
|
5
|
năm
|
China (Cantonese, Mandarin)
0
|
零
|
ling
|
líng
|
6
|
六
|
look
|
liù
|
1
|
一
|
yuht
|
yī
|
7
|
七
|
tchut
|
qī
|
2
|
二
|
yee
|
èr/liăng*
|
8
|
八
|
bot
|
bā
|
3
|
三
|
sahm
|
sān
|
9
|
九
|
gow
|
jiǔ
|
4
|
四
|
say
|
sì
|
10
|
十
|
sup
|
shí
|
5
|
五
|
mmm
|
wǔ
|
||||
*er is used when
counting. liang is used when enumerating, e.g. “two people” liang ge ren.
Mongolia
0
|
teg
|
тэг
|
6
|
zurgaa
|
зургаа
|
1
|
neg
|
нэг
|
7
|
doloo
|
долоо
|
2
|
hoyor
|
хоёр
|
8
|
naim
|
найм
|
3
|
gurav
|
гурав
|
9
|
eus
|
ес
|
4
|
dorov
|
дөрөв
|
10
|
arav
|
арав
|
5
|
tav
|
тав
|
20
|
hori
|
хорь
|
11
|
arven neg
|
30
|
guch
|
гуч
|
|
22
|
horin hoyor
|
40
|
duch
|
дөч
|
|
33
|
guchin gurav
|
50
|
tayv
|
тавь
|
|
44
|
duchin dorov
|
60
|
jar
|
жар
|
|
55
|
tayvin tav
|
70
|
dal
|
дал
|
|
66
|
jaren zurgaa
|
80
|
naya
|
ная
|
|
77
|
dalen doloo
|
90
|
yer
|
ер
|
|
88
|
nayen naim
|
100
|
(neg) zuu
|
нэг зуу
|
|
99
|
yeren eus
|
1000
|
(neg) myanga
|
нэг мянга
|
|
1000 000
|
(neg) saya
|
нэг сая
|
Russia
0
|
ноль
|
nol’
|
nolh’
|
6
|
шесть
|
shyest’
|
shehst’
|
||
1
|
один
|
odin
|
ah-deen
|
7
|
семь
|
syem’
|
syem’
|
||
2
|
два
|
dva
|
dvah
|
8
|
восемь
|
vosyem’
|
voh-seem’
|
||
3
|
три
|
tri
|
tree
|
9
|
девять
|
dyevyat’
|
dye-veet’
|
||
4
|
четыре
|
chyetyrye
|
chee-tih-ree
|
10
|
десять
|
dyesyat’
|
dye-seet’
|
||
5
|
пять
|
pyat’
|
pyat’
|
20
|
двадцать
|
||||
11
|
одиннадцать
|
21
|
двадцать один
|
||||||
12
|
двенадцать
|
22
|
двадцать два
|
||||||
13
|
тринадцать
|
23
|
двадцать три
|
||||||
14
|
четырнадцать
|
30
|
тридцать
|
||||||
15
|
пятнадцать
|
40
|
сорок
|
||||||
16
|
шестнадцать
|
50
|
пятьдесят
|
||||||
17
|
семнадцать
|
60
|
шестьдесят
|
||||||
18
|
восемнадцать
|
70
|
семьдесят
|
||||||
19
|
девятнадцать
|
80
|
восемьдесят
|
||||||
100
|
сто
|
90
|
девяносто
|
||||||
Sources:
Rough Guide to China
Rough Guide to
Southeast Asia on a Budget
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