清明節

See also: 淸明節 and 清明节

Chinese

		clear and bright; Tomb Sweeping Day	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (清明節)		清明	節
simp. (清明节)		清明	节

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qīngmíngjié

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ming⁴ zit³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-bêng choeh

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ mêng⁵ zoih⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qīngmíngjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cingmíngjié
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻing¹-ming²-chieh²
    • Yale: Chīng-míng-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chingmingjye
    • Palladius: Цинминцзе (Cinmincze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ ming⁴ zit³
    • Yale: chīng mìhng jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ming⁴ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ming⁴ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-bêng choeh
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-bîng tsueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng zoeq
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴⁻²² beŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sueʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ mêng⁵ zoih⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng tsoih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡soiʔ²/

Proper noun

清明節

1. Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)

Synonyms

• 清明 (Qīngmíng)
• 掃墳節／扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié)
• (Hokkien) 三日節／三日节, 三月節／三月节

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	明	節
せい Grade: 4	めい Grade: 2	せつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
淸明節 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

清明 (Seimei) +‎ 節 (-setsu, “-day; festival; celebration”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːme̞ːse̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

清(せい)明(めい)節(せつ) • (Seimeisetsu) 

1. Tomb Sweeping Day, an annual Chinese holiday observed 15 days after the vernal equinox (April 4 or 5)