English Explanatory Dictionary

Qingming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
  2. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day.

Word forms

Qingming Chingming Ching Ming Ching-ming Ch'ing-ming Ch'ing Ming Qing Ming Tsing Ming

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”).

Synonyms

Tomb Sweeping Day
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