Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qingming

/kˈɪŋmˈɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: qing-ming
IPA: /kˈɪŋmˈɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).

name

Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day.

Example Sentences

"Although the Hui in the northwest do not celebrate the Han holidays of Zhongqiu, Qingming, or even Chun Jie (Spring Festival), the Hui in most of China's cities gladly participate."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, literally “Pure & Bright”).

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 清明

Inflected Forms

Chingming (alternative) Ching Ming (alternative) Ching-ming (alternative) Ch'ing-ming (alternative) Ch'ing Ming (alternative) Qing Ming (alternative) Tsing Ming (alternative)

Synonyms

Tomb Sweeping Day

Rhymes With

thing bring king spring ring wing sing string swing beijing singh ing

Questions

How do you pronounce qingming?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪŋmˈɪŋ/.
What does qingming mean?: The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
Where does qingming come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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