Ching Ming Festival

See also: Ching-ming Festival and Chingming Festival

English

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness") and the English translation of 節 (jié, "festival"). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

Ching Ming Festival

1. Alternative form of Qingming Festival

Usage notes

Properly "Ch‘ing Ming Festival", with the apostrophe noting a distinct sound, but in practice it is usually omitted.