寒食

hán shí

Dictionary entry

cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节)

What does 寒食 mean?

寒食 (hán shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节)

2the Qingming festival

Character breakdown

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寒háncold · poor 食shíto eat · food

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How to pronounce 寒食

寒食

hán shí

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