Qingming

See also: qīngmíng, Qīngmíng, and Qing Ming

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”).

Proper noun

Qingming

  1. 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).
  2. (chiefly China) Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day.
    • 2020, Dru C. Gladney, Muslim Chinese..., page 192:
      Although the Hui in the northwest do not celebrate the Han holidays of Zhongqiu, Qingming, or even Chun Jie (Spring Festival), the Hui in most of China's cities gladly participate.
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