"Qingming" meaning in English

See Qingming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|清明|lit=Pure & Bright|tr=Qīngmíng}} Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”) Head templates: {{en-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).
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  2. (chiefly China) Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day. Tags: China Categories (topical): Festivals, Holidays Categories (place): China Synonyms: Tomb Sweeping Day [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Qingming-en-name-yWCiGZJ9 Disambiguation of Festivals: 43 57 Disambiguation of Holidays: 43 57 Disambiguation of China: 35 65 Categories (other): Chinese English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chingming, Ching Ming, Ching-ming, Ch'ing-ming, Ch'ing Ming, Qing Ming, Tsing Ming

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