清明

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Adjective

清明

  1. clear and bright
  2. sober and calm; (of a patient's mind) clear
  3. (of a government or administration) well-ordered
  4. peaceful (times)
Synonyms
  • (well-ordered): (literary) 道明 (dàomíng)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

清明

  1. Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
  2. (～節) Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)
  3. (～村) Qingming (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (清明):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Okinawan: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: Thanh minh (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Others:

See also

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) 

  1. 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

See also

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) 

  1. 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

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