端午

Chinese

opening seventh earthly branch
simp. and trad.
(端午)
alternative forms 端五

Etymology

The name refers both to the original day of the festival, the first seventh-day (午日) in the fifth lunar month (五月) of the traditional Chinese calendar, and the month itself which was also known from its position in the earthly branch cycle as ().

Pronunciation


Note: duang1 ngou2 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 1toe-ng6; 1toe-wu6
      • MiniDict: toe ng; toe wu
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1toe-ngg3; 1toe-hhu3
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tø⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/, /tø⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/
    • (Northern: Jiaxing)
      • Wugniu: 1toe-ng4
      • MiniDict: toe ng
      • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /tɤə⁴⁴ ŋ̍²¹/
  • Xiang
    • (Hengyang)
      • Wiktionary: duen1 u3
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵ u³³/

Proper noun

端午

  1. (~節) Dragon Boat Festival (which now occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar)
    端午百毒不侵  ―  duānwǔ bǎidúbùqīn  ―  On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, no poison on Earth can harm

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (端午):
  • Japanese: 端午(たんご) (Tango)
  • Korean: 단오(端午) (Dano)
  • Vietnamese: Đoan ngọ (端午)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

端午

  1. chữ Hán form of Đoan ngọ (Duanwu festival)