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qixi

/ˈt͡ʃiːˌʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
qixi
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃiːˌʃiː/
20
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 七夕 (Qīxī, “Night of the Sevens”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Qixi Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Double Seventh Festival Magpie Festival Night of Sevens

Questions

How do you pronounce qixi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːˌʃiː/.
What does qixi mean?
A Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.
Where does qixi come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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