# 中秋
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhōngqiū
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong$^1$ qiu$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung$^1$ cau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung$^1$ tiu$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zung$^1$ qiu
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chhiû
    (Hailu, HRS): zhung$^ˋ$ ciu$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-chiŭ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chhiu / teng-chhiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dong$^1$ ciu$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tson-chieu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong$^1$ ciou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngqiū
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhongciou
*** Wade–Giles: chung$^1$-chʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: jūng-chyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongchiou
*** Palladius: чжунцю (čžuncju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zong$^1$ qiu$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zungkiu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiəu⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ cau$^1$
*** Yale: jūng chāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ tsau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ ceo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zuung$^1$ tiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵŋ³³ tʰiu³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zung$^1$ qiu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suŋ⁴² t͡ɕʰiu²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chhiû
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ qiu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ qiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhung$^ˋ$ ciu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-chiŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /tyŋ⁵⁵ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒieu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chhiu
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-tshiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongchiw
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-chhiu
*** Tâi-lô: ting-tshiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dengchiw
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dong$^1$ ciu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong tshiu
*** Sinological IPA : /toŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tson-chieu
*** MiniDict: tson$^平$ chieu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tson-qieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhong$^1$ ciou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ t͡sʰi̯əu̯³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sən³³ t͡ɕʰi̯əu̯³³/
* Middle Chinese: trjuwng tshjuw
Rime :
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟弓切 | 七由切 |
| Baxter | trjuwng | tshjuw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈɨuŋ/ | /t͡sʰɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈuwŋ/ | /t͡sʰuw/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiu/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶĭuŋ/ | /t͡sʰĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ȶi̯uŋ/ | /t͡sʰi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhōng | qiū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zung$^1$ | cau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*truŋ tsʰiw/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tuŋ sʰɯw/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhōng | qiū |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trjuwng › | ‹ tshjuw › |
| Old Chinese | /*truŋ/ | /*tsʰiw/ |
| English | center | autumn; crop |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17407 | 10537 |
| Phonetic component | 中 | 秋 |
| Rime group | 終 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 中 | 秋 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuŋ/ | /*sʰɯw/ |

#### Noun

中秋
* mid-autumn, especially the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar
* (～節) Mid-Autumn Festival
    中秋佳節／中秋佳节 ― Zhōngqiū jiājié ― (the joyous) Mid-Autumn Festival
    中秋快樂！／中秋快乐！ ― Zhōngqiū kuàilè! ― Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

##### Synonyms

* (lunar month): 桂月 (Guìyuè), 瑩月／莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月／鸦月, 壯月／壮月, 仲秋, 八月 (bāyuè)
* (Mid-Autumn Festival):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 中秋節, 中秋, 團圓節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 中秋節, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 中秋, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 八月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 中秋節, 八月節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 中秋節 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 八月節 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月兒十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 八月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 八月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 八月十五, 八月節, 中秋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 八月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 八月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 八月兒十五, 八月兒節 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 八月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 中秋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月節, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 八月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 中秋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 八月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 八月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 中秋節 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 中秋節, 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 中秋節, 八月十五, 八月中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 中秋, 八月半 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 中秋, 八月中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 八月十五, 八月節, 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 中秋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 八月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 八月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 八月節, 中秋節, 中秋, 團圓節, 八月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 八月節, 中秋節, 中秋, 八月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 八月半, 八月節 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 中秋節, 八月節 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 中秋, 八月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 八月中秋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 中秋節, 八月十五, 月餅節 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 中秋節, 八月十五, 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 八月節 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 八月十五, 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 中秋節, 八月十五節 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 中秋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 中秋節 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 中秋節 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Gan | Pengze | 中秋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 中秋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 中秋 |
| Gan | Jianning | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 八月半, 中秋節, 山歌節 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 八月十五, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Changting | 八月節, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 八月節, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 八月節 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 中秋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 中秋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 八月半, 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 八月半, 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 八月半, 中秋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 八月半, 中秋 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 八月十五, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longtan) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shiling) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longwang) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shibantan) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Hexingchang) | 八月十五, 八月半 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Xichang (Huanglianguan) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 八月半, 中秋節 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 八月半 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 八月半 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 中秋, 八月半 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 中秋節 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 中秋 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 中秋 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 中秋節 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 中秋節 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 中秋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Datong | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 八月兒十五 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Linhe | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Jining | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Baotou | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 八月十五 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Handan | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Jin | Suide | 八月十五 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 中秋節, 中秋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 中秋, 八月中秋, 八月十五 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 八月十五 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 中秋 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 八月半 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 八月中秋, 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 中秋節 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 中秋節 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 做中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 八月中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 中秋節 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 做中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 中秋 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 八月中秋, 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 中秋, 八月十五, 八月節, 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 中秋, 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 中秋, 八月節, 八月半, 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 中秋節, 八月節 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen (Jinsha) | 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 八月十五, 八月中秋, 八月節, 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Shunchang (Pushang) | 八月節 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 中秋節, 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月節 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 八月十五, 八月半, 中秋節, 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 八月中秋, 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 中秋節, 中秋, 八月十五, 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 八月半 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 八月中秋 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 中秋節 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 八月十五 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 中秋 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 八月節, 八月十五 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 做秋 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 做秋 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 栽秋 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 中秋 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 八月十五 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 八月十五, 中秋 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 八月節, 八月十五 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 八月十五 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 中秋 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 中秋 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 中秋節 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 中秋 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 中秋 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 八月十五 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 中秋 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 八月十五 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 八月半 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 八月十五 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 八月十五 |
| Shehua | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 八月半 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 八月半 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 八月半 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 中秋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 八月半, 中秋節, 中秋, 團圓節 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 八月半, 中秋節 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 八月半, 中秋, 中秋節 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 中秋, 八月半 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 中秋節 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 八月半, 中秋節 |
| Wu | Changshu | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 八月半, 中秋節 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 八月半 |
| Wu | Liyang | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Yixing | 八月半, 中秋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 八月半 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 八月半 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 八月半 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 八月半, 中秋 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 八月半 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 中秋, 八月十六 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 八月半 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 八月十五, 中秋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 八月十五 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 八月半, 中秋, 八月中秋 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 八月半 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 中秋節, 八月半 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 中秋, 中秋節, 八月十五, 八月節 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 中秋節 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 中秋, 八月十五 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 中秋節 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 八月十五, 中秋節 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 中秋 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 中秋節 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 八月十五 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 八月十五 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 八月十五 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 八月十五 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 八月中秋 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 八月十五 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 八月節 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 八月節 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 中秋節 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 中秋節 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 八月中秋 |

##### Derived terms

* 一年容易又中秋 (yī nián róngyì yòu zhōngqiū)
* 中秋帖
* 中秋節／中秋节 (zhōngqiūjié)
* 中秋餅／中秋饼 (zhōngqiūbǐng)
* 八月中秋 (bāyuè zhōngqiū)

##### Descendants

* → Korean: 중추(中秋) (jungchu)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 中秋 – see 中鞦 (“swing”). (This term is the simplified form of 中鞦).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.