Etymology

Qingming

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Today it means: 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). Full definition →

Chinese 清明
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from清明
  2. English todayQingming

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

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