Qingming Festival Traditional Chinese 清明節 Simplified Chinese 清明节 Literal meaning "Pure Brightness Festival" Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīngmíng jié Gwoyeu Romatzyh Chingming jye Wade–Giles Ch'ing1-ming2 chieh2 IPA [tɕʰíŋ.mǐŋ tɕjě] Wu Suzhounese Tshin min tsih Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chīng-mìhng jit Jyutping Cing1-ming4 zit3 Southern Min Tâi-lô Tshinn-miâ tsueh