Zhongyuan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Synonym of Ghost Festival.
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  1. A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɔŋ.jæn/ /ˈd͡ʒɔŋ.juˌɑn/ jo͝ongʹyüǎnʹ

Word forms

Zhongyuan Chungyuan

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中元節 /中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié), from 中元 (Zhōngyuán, “central & fundamental”), a name for the 15th day of the 7th month of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, on which the festival is celebrated.

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