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清明

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Chinese

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clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (清明) 清 明
simp. #(清明) 清 明
anagram 明清

Etymology

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From 清 (OC *sʰleŋ, “clear; pure”) + 明 (OC *mraŋ, “bright”). Attested in Shijing ("(of governance) to be methodical, orderly"), Xunzi ("(of water) clear and bright"), Classic of Rites ("sober, calm"; "(of voice) clear"), Lost Book of Zhou ("(the date of) Qingming, from brightness, clearness of the scenery"), Guoyu ("southeasterly winds").

Pronunciation 1

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Rime
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 清 (14) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 清 (121) 庚 (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 七情切 武兵切
Baxter tshjeng mjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰiᴇŋ/ /mˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /mᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰiæŋ/ /miaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰiajŋ/ /miajŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /miɐŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰĭɛŋ/ /mĭɐŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ/ /mi̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qīng míng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cing1 ming4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		qīng míng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tshjeng › ‹ mjæng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tsʰeŋ/ /*mraŋ/
English clear (adj.) bright

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11338 9188
Phonetic
component 		生 明
Rime
group 		耕 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		清 明
Old
Chinese 		/*sʰleŋ/ /*mraŋ/

Adjective

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清明

  1. clear and bright
  2. sober and calm; (of a patient's mind) clear
  3. (of a government or administration) well-ordered
  4. peaceful (times)
Synonyms
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  • (well-ordered): (literary) 道明 (dàomíng)
Derived terms
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Pronunciation 2

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Wikipedia has articles on:
Note:
  • Chhiⁿ-miâ/Chhuiⁿ-miâ/Chheⁿ-miâ - vernacular;
  • Chheng-bêng - literary.
Rime
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 清 (14) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 清 (121) 庚 (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 七情切 武兵切
Baxter tshjeng mjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰiᴇŋ/ /mˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /mᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰiæŋ/ /miaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰiajŋ/ /miajŋ/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /miɐŋ/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰĭɛŋ/ /mĭɐŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ/ /mi̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qīng míng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cing1 ming4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		qīng míng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tshjeng › ‹ mjæng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tsʰeŋ/ /*mraŋ/
English clear (adj.) bright

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 清 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11338 9188
Phonetic
component 		生 明
Rime
group 		耕 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		清 明
Old
Chinese 		/*sʰleŋ/ /*mraŋ/

Proper noun

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清明

  1. Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
  2. (～節) Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)
  3. (～村) Qingming (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Sino-Xenic (清明):

Others:

See also

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
清 明
せい
Grade: 4 		めい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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清(せい)明(めい) • (Seimei) 

  1. Qingming ("Pure Brightness"), the fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, occurring from the 4th or 5th of April until the 18th or 19th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ “清明Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
清 明
しー
Grade: 4 		みー
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

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清(しー)明(みー) (Shīmī) 

  1. Qingming ("Pure Brightness"), the fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, occurring from the 4th or 5th of April until the 18th or 19th

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
清明

Proper noun

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清明

  1. chữ Hán form of Thanh minh (“Qingming”)

See also

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