清明

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (清明)		清	明
anagram		明清

Etymology

From 清 (OC *sʰleŋ, “clear; pure”) and 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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ming⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-mìn
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-bêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ mêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingming
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: chīng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin´ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ min²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ mêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng mêng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

清明

clear and bright
sober and calm; (of a patient's mind): clear
(of a government or administration) well ordered
peaceful (times)

Derived terms

清明河 (Qīngmínghé)

神志清明

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Qīngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ

(Chengdu, SP): Qin¹ min²
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ming^4-2, cing¹ ming⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): qin¹ min
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Chhiâng-miàng / Chhîn-mìn

(Meixian, Guangdong): qin¹ min²
Jin (Wiktionary): qing¹ ming¹
Min Dong (BUC): Chĭng-mìng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Chheng-bêng / Chhiⁿ-miâ / Chhuiⁿ-miâ / Chheⁿ-miâ

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ mêng⁵
Xiang (Wiktionary): cin¹ min²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Qīngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chingming
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Qin¹ min²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Kinmin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ min²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ ming^4-2, cing¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: chīng míng, chīng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ming^4-2, tsing¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ ming², qing¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qin¹ min
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁴² min²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhiâng-miàng / Chhîn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiang´ miangˇ / qin´ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiang¹ miang² / qin¹ min²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ²⁴ mi̯aŋ¹¹/, /t͡ɕʰin²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qin¹ min²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ min¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qing¹ ming¹
  - IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ mĩŋ¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Chĭng-mìng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: Tshing-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengbeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiⁿ-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: Tshinn-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvimiaa
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² 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
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cin¹ min²
  - IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰin³³ min¹³/
  - IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰin³³ min¹³/

Proper noun

清明

Qingming (fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, occurring from April 4 or 5 to 18 or 19)
Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)
(～村) Qingming (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

(Tomb Sweeping Day): 清明節／清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), 掃墳節／扫坟节 (Sǎofénjiē)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	明
せい Grade: 4	めい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːme̞ː]

Proper noun

清明 (hiragana せいめい, rōmaji Seimei)

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

Hán tự in this word
清	明

Proper noun

清明

Hán tự form of Thanh minh.

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清明

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

See also

Vietnamese

Proper noun