端午
Chinese
opening | seventh earthly branch | ||
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simp. and trad. (端午) |
端 | 午 | |
alternative forms | 端五 |
Etymology
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 午 (wǔ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
端午
- (~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
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 端午節 (“Dragon Boat Festival”) [map]
Descendants
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