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Qixi

/ˈt͡ʃiːˌʃiː/

Qixi proper noun: a Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.

Proper noun

Qixi

  1. A Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.

Synonyms of Qixi

Origin of Qixi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 七夕 (Qīxī, “Night of the Sevens”).

Questions about Qixi

What does Qixi mean?
Qixi means a Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.
What part of speech is Qixi?
Qixi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Qixi?
Qixi is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːˌʃiː/.

Words near Qixi in the dictionary

  1. qitianlingite
  2. Qiu
  3. Qiubei
  4. Qius
  5. qiviut
  6. Qixi
  7. Qixia
  8. Qixingguan
  9. qiyam
  10. qiyams
  11. qiyan

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