Zhongqiu

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See also: zhōngqiū and Zhōngqiū

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中秋節 / 中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié, Mid-Autumn Festival).

Proper noun

Zhongqiu

  1. (uncommon, chiefly China) Synonym of Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese harvest festival.
    • 2020, Dru C. Gladney, Muslim Chinese..., p. 192:
      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.