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May; modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar Dragon Boat Festival, which now occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar
simp. and trad.
(五月端午)
五月 端午

Pronunciation

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  • Jin
    • (Taiyuan)+
      • Wiktionary: vu2 yeh4 duan1 vu2
      • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /vu⁵³ yəʔ² tuæ̃¹¹ vu⁵³/

Proper noun

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五月端午

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Dragon Boat Festival, a Chinese holiday on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the traditional Chinese calendar

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