清 明 节

Qīng míng jiédictionary entry

Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)

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Original source entry:

清明節 清明节 [Qing1 ming2 jie2] /Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)/

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Other forms in these source records: 清明節

清
qīng
(of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts)
Qīng
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing
明
míng
bright / opposite: dark 暗[àn] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Míng
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
节
jiē
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
jié
joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

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