Ching-ming Festival

See also: Ching Ming Festival and Chingming Festival

English

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival").

Proper noun

Ching-ming Festival

1. Alternative form of Qingming Festival

Usage notes

Properly "Ch‘ing-ming Festival", with the apostrophe noting a distinct sound, but in practice it is usually omitted.