Chung Yeung Festival

English

Etymology

A partial calque of Cantonese 重陽節 / 重阳节 (cung4 joeng4 zit3), from Chinese 重陽 / 重阳 (Chóngyáng, “Doubled Yang”), a traditional name for the date of its occurrence, the 9th day of the 9th month in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.

Noun

Chung Yeung Festival (uncountable)

  1. (Hong Kong) Synonym of Double Ninth Festival.
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