Ching Ming Festival
See also: Ching-ming Festival and Chingming Festival
English
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival"). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Usage notes
Properly "Ch‘ing Ming Festival", with the apostrophe noting a distinct sound, but in practice it is usually omitted.
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