端午

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Chinese[edit]

opening seventh earthly branch
simp. and trad.
(端午)
alternative forms 端五
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Etymology[edit]

The name refers both to the original day of the festival, the first seventh-day (午日) in the fifth lunar month (五月) of the traditional Chinese calendar, and the month itself which was also known from its position in the earthly branch cycle as ().

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: duang1 ngou2 - Shantou.

Proper noun[edit]

端午

  1. (~節) Dragon Boat Festival, which now occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar
    端午百毒不侵  ―  duānwǔ bǎidúbùqīn  ―  On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, no poison on Earth can harm

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Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (端午):

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun[edit]

端午

  1. chữ Hán form of Đoan ngọ (Duanwu festival).