清明

Chinese

		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

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

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qīngmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qin¹ min²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ming⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-mìn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-bêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ mêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingmíng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-ming²
    • Yale: chīng-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingming
    • Palladius: цинмин (cinmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qin¹ min²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kinmin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ min²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: chīng mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ min^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ min²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ mêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

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

• (well-ordered): (literary) 道明 (dàomíng)

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

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

• (Tomb Sweeping Day): 清明節／清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), 掃墳節／扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié); (Min Nan) 三日節／三日节, 三月節／三月节

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清明):

• → Japanese: 清明(せいめい) (Seimei)
• → Okinawan: 清明(しーみー) (Shīmī)
• → Korean: 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong)
• → Vietnamese: Thanh minh (清明)

Others:

• → Indonesian: cengbeng
• → Zhuang: Cingmingz

See also

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	明
せい Grade: 4	めい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

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

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
清	明
しー Grade: 4	みー Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

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

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
清	明

Proper noun

清明

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