Chung Yeung Festival en · NOUN
Etymology
A partial calque of Cantonese 重陽節 /重阳节 (cung⁴ joeng⁴ zit³), from Chinese 重陽 /重阳 (Chóngyáng, “Doubled Yang”), a traditional name for the date of its occurrence, the 9th day of the 9th month in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.
Meanings
- (Hong-Kong, uncountable) Synonym of Double Ninth Festival.