English Explanatory Dictionary

Chung Yeung Festival

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Double Ninth Festival.

Word forms

Chung Yeung Festival

Etymology

A partial calque of Cantonese 重陽節 /重阳节 (cung⁴ joeng⁴ zit³), from Chinese 重陽 /重阳 (Chóngyáng, “Doubled Yang”), a traditional name for the date of its occurrence, the 9th day of the 9th month in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

Synonyms

Double Ninth Festival
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