律呂

Chinese

		law	surname
trad. (律呂)		律	呂
simp. (律吕)		律	吕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜlǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǜlǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyùlyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lü⁴-lü³
    • Yale: lyù-lyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhleu
    • Palladius: люйлюй (ljujljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

律呂

1. twelve pitch pipes (formerly used to determine and regulate the twelve chromatic pitches of the gamut used to perform Chinese court ritual music since ancient times, the odd six pipes which are known as 律 (lǜ), and the even six pipes which are known as 呂／吕 (lǚ))

Derived terms

• 律呂字譜 / 律吕字谱 (lǜlǚzìpǔ)
• 律呂譜 / 律吕谱 (lǜlǚpǔ)