English
Qingming
Qingming comes from Chinese 清明.
- Chinesemodern清明Qīngmíngliterally ‘Pure & Bright’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Qingming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Chinesemodern清明Qīngmíngliterally ‘Pure & Bright’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Qingming
Earliest quotation: 2020, Dru C. Gladney, Muslim Chinese...: “Although the Hui in the northwest do not celebrate…”
Every English word from Chinese 清明
Today it means
name The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 清明 / Qingming