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): ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ

(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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin´ minˇ
  - 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

clear and bright
sober and calm; (of a patient's mind) clear
(of a government or administration) well-ordered
peaceful (times)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

清明河 (Qīngmínghé)
神志清明

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Qīngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Qin¹ min²
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ming^4-2, cing¹ ming⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): qin¹ min
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Chhiâng-miàng / Chhîn-mìn

(Meixian, Guangdong): qin¹ min²
Jin (Wiktionary): qing¹ ming¹
Northern Min (KCR): Chéng-mêng
Eastern Min (BUC): Chĭng-mìng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Chheng-bêng / Chhiⁿ-miâ / Chhuiⁿ-miâ / Chheⁿ-miâ

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ mêng⁵
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹chin-min
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cin¹ min²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qīngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - 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 ming^4-2, cing¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: chīng míng, chīng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ming^4-2, tsing¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ming^4-2, qing¹ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qin¹ min
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁴² min²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhiâng-miàng / Chhîn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiang´ miangˇ / qin´ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiang¹ miang² / qin¹ min²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ mi̯aŋ¹¹/, /t͡sʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qin¹ min²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ min¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qing¹ ming¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ mĩŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Chéng-mêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeiŋ⁵⁴ meiŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Chĭng-mìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: Tshing-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiⁿ-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: Tshinn-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvimiaa
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhuiⁿ-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: Tshuinn-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvuimiaa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuĩ³³ miã²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheⁿ-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: Tshenn-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvemiaa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ mêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹chin-min
  - MiniDict: chin^平 min
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-min
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ min²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cin¹ min²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰin³³ min¹³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰin³³ min¹³/

Proper noun

清明

Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
(～節) Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)
(～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); (Hokkien) 三日節／三日节, 三月節／三月节

Derived terms

清明前後北風起，百日可見風颱雨／清明前后北风起，百日可见风台雨
清明明，好收成，穀雨雨，夏收好／清明明，好收成，谷雨雨，夏收好
清明毋播播穀雨，收成無夠飼老鼠／清明毋播播谷雨，收成无够饲老鼠
清明無轉厝無祖，過年無轉厝無某／清明无转厝无祖，过年无转厝无某
清明田，穀雨豆／清明田，谷雨豆
清明穀雨，寒死老鼠／清明谷雨，寒死老鼠
清明穀雨，寒死虎母／清明谷雨，寒死虎母
清明菜
清明蒜，無人問／清明蒜，无人问

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
→ Thai: เชงเม้ง (cheng-méng), เช็งเม้ง (cheng-méng)
→ Zhuang: Cingmingz

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ːme̞ː]

Proper noun

清(せい)明(めい) • (Seimei)

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

Okinawan

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

Alternative spelling
淸明 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

清(しー)明(みー) (Shīmī)

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

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
清	明

Proper noun

清明

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

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清明

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

Synonyms

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Japanese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

See also

Okinawan

Proper noun

Vietnamese

Proper noun