Ching-ming Festival
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival").
Proper noun
[edit]- Alternative form of Qingming Festival
Usage notes
[edit]Properly "Ch‘ing-ming Festival", with the apostrophe noting a distinct sound, but in practice it is usually omitted.