上巳節
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Chinese
festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (上巳節) | 上巳 | 節 | |
| simp. (上巳节) | 上巳 | 节 | |
Etymology
The name comes from the original definition of the date of the festival: it used to be held on the 巳 (sì) day(a day of the ancient ten-day cycle, similar to the modern week) in the 上旬 (shàngxún, “first ten days of a month”) of the third lunar month. Since the Han dynasty, the date was shifted to the third day of the third lunar month.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shàngsìhjié
- Wade–Giles: Shang4-ssŭ4-chieh2
- Yale: Shàng-sz̀-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanqsyhjye
- Palladius: Шансыцзе (Šansycze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng6 zi6 zit3
- Yale: seuhng jih jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng6 dzi6 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng6 ji6 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²² t͡siː²² t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
上巳節