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| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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| qingming or pure brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th april / pure brightness festival or tomb sweeping day (in early april) / clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
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清
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qing or ch'ing dynasty of imperial china (1644-1911) / clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge / surname qing | |
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明
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ming dynasty (1368-1644) / ming (c. 2000 bc), fourth of the legendary flame emperors, 炎帝[yan2 di4] descended from shennong 神農|神农[shen2 nong2] farmer god / bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods / surname ming |
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