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Double Ninth Festival

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 重九 (Chóngjiǔ).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 重陽 /重阳 — festival
  • Chinese Cantonese: 重陽節 /重阳节 (cung4 joeng4 zit3) — festival
  • Chinese Cantonese: 重陽日 /重阳日 (cung4 joeng4 jat6) — festival
  • Chinese Cantonese: 重九 (cung4 gau2) — festival
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重陽 /重阳 (Chóngyáng) — festival
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重陽節 /重阳节 (Chóngyángjié) — festival
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重陽日 /重阳日 (Chóngyángrì) — festival
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重九 (Chóngjiǔ) — festival
  • Japanese: 重陽 (Chōyō) — festival
  • Manchu: ᡠᠶᡠᠩᡤᡝ ᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ (uyungge inenggi) — festival