Chingming

== English == === Etymology === From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, "pure brightness"). === Proper noun === Chingming Alternative form of Qingming. ==== Usage notes ==== Properly "Ch‘ing-ming", with the hyphen dividing the two characters of the Chinese word and the mark showing the quality of the sound. In practice, they are often omitted.