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noun
Synonym of Double Ninth Festival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong, uncountable
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Synonyms: Double Ninth Festival
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
