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proper noun
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proper nounSynonym of Dragon Boat Festival.
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- Chinese端午“Opening of the Seventh”
- EnglishTuen Ng Festival
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.
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