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Qingming

Qingming

See also: qīngmíng, Qīngmíng, and Qing Ming

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Proper noun

Qingming

  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. Tomb Sweeping Day, an annual Chinese holiday observed on that day

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 ‎(Qīngmíng, literally “pure brightness”).

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