English Explanatory Dictionary

Tuen Ng Festival

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Dragon Boat Festival.

Word forms

Tuen Ng Festival

Etymology

Partial calque of Cantonese 端午節 /端午节 (dyun¹ ng⁵ zit³), from Chinese 端午 (Duānwǔ, “Opening of the Seventh”), one name for the day of the festival in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Doublet of Duanwu Festival.

Synonyms

Dragon Boat Festival
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