Chingming
See also: Ching-ming and Ching Ming
English
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness")
Proper noun
Chingming
- Alternative form of Qingming
Usage notes
Properly "Ch‘ing-ming", with the hyphen dividing the two characters of the Chinese word and the mark showing the quality of the sound. In practice, they are often omitted.