清明
Chinese
editclear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure |
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | ||
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trad. (清明) | 清 | 明 | |
simp. #(清明) | 清 | 明 | |
anagram | 明清 |
Etymology
editFrom 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
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qin1 min2
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 ming4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-mìn
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-bêng
- (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng1 mêng5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingmíng
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-ming2
- Yale: chīng-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingming
- Palladius: цинмин (cinmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: qin1 min2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kinmin
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ min²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 ming4
- Yale: chīng mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: qinˊ minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qin1 min2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-bêng
- Tâi-lô: tshing-bîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cêng1 mêng5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Adjective
edit清明
- clear and bright
- sober and calm; (of a patient's mind) clear
- (of a government or administration) well-ordered
- peaceful (times)
Synonyms
edit- (well-ordered): (literary) 道明 (dàomíng)
Derived terms
editPronunciation 2
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Qin1 min2
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 ming4-2 / cing1 ming4
- Gan (Wiktionary): qin1 min
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): qing1 ming1
- Northern Min (KCR): Chéng-mêng
- Eastern Min (BUC): Chĭng-mìng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Chheng-bêng / Chhiⁿ-miâ / Chhuiⁿ-miâ / Chheⁿ-miâ
- (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng1 mêng5
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1chin-min
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cin1 min2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cingmíng
- Wade–Giles: Chʻing1-ming2
- Yale: Chīng-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chingming
- Palladius: Цинмин (Cinmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: Qin1 min2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Kinmin
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ min²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 ming4-2 / cing1 ming4
- Yale: chīng míng / chīng mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 ming4-2 / tsing1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 ming4-2 / qing1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: qin1 min
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin⁴² min²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhiâng-miàng / Chhîn-mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: qiangˊ miangˇ / qinˊ minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiang1 miang2 / qin1 min2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ mi̯aŋ¹¹/, /t͡sʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: qing1 ming1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ mĩŋ¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Chéng-mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰeiŋ⁵⁴ meiŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Chĭng-mìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-bêng
- Tâi-lô: Tshing-bîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiⁿ-miâ
- Tâi-lô: Tshinn-miâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: chvimiaa
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhuiⁿ-miâ
- Tâi-lô: Tshuinn-miâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhvuimiaa
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuĩ³³ miã²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheⁿ-miâ
- Tâi-lô: Tshenn-miâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhvemiaa
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cêng1 mêng5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung)
- Wu
- Xiang
Proper noun
edit清明
- Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
- (~節) Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)
- (~村) Qingming (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
Synonyms
edit- (Tomb Sweeping Day): 清明節/清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), 掃墳節/扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié); 掃墓節/扫墓节 (Sǎomùjié); (Hokkien) 三日節/三日节, 三月節/三月节
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSino-Xenic (清明):
- → Japanese: 清明 (Seimei)
- → Okinawan: 清明 (Shīmī)
- → Korean: 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong)
- → Vietnamese: Thanh minh (清明)
Others:
See also
edit- 二十四節氣/二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄/惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨/谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
- Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿/小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種/芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑/处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
- Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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清 | 明 |
せい Grade: 4 |
めい Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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淸明 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- 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
edit- 二十四節気 (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Risshun), 雨水 (Usui), 啓蟄 (Keichitsu), 春分 (Shunbun), 清明 (Seimei), 穀雨 (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立夏 (Rikka), 小満 (Shōman), 芒種 (Bōshu), 夏至 (Geshi), 小暑 (Shōsho), 大暑 (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Risshū), 処暑 (Shosho), 白露 (Hakuro), 秋分 (Shūbun), 寒露 (Kanro), 霜降 (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬 (Rittō), 小雪 (Shōsetsu), 大雪 (Taisetsu), 冬至 (Tōji), 小寒 (Shōkan), 大寒 (Daikan)
Okinawan
editKanji in this term | |
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清 | 明 |
しー Grade: 4 |
みー Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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淸明 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
edit清明 (Shīmī)
- 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
editchữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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清 | 明 |
Proper noun
edit清明
- chữ Hán form of Thanh minh (“Qingming”).
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