"Qingming Festival" meaning in English

See Qingming Festival in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Partial calque of Mandarin from the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival") Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|cmn|-}} Partial calque of Mandarin, {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Qingming Festival}} Qingming Festival
  1. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day Wikipedia link: Qingming Festival Categories (place): China Synonyms: Tomb Sweeping Day [synonym, synonym-of], Chingming Festival, Ching Ming Festival, Ching-ming Festival, Feast of Tsing Ming, Qing Ming Festival

Alternative forms

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