金步搖
Appearance
See also: 金步摇
Chinese
[edit]metal; gold; money | |||
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trad. (金步搖) | 金 | 步搖 | |
simp. (金步摇) | 金 | 步摇 |
Etymology
[edit]金 (gold) + 步 (step) + 搖 (to sway back and forth)
- this type of headpiece had dangling gold and pearl pieces which would sway back and forth as one walked.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinbùyáo
- Wade–Giles: chin1-pu4-yao2
- Yale: jīn-bù-yáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinbuhyau
- Palladius: цзиньбуяо (czinʹbujao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]金步搖
- (archaic) a type of head ornament that was inserted just beneath a hair bun, it had gold and pearls which dangled from it as one walked
- 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- 雲鬢花顏金步搖/云鬓花颜金步摇 [Classical Chinese] ― yúnbìn huāyán jīnbùyáo [Pinyin] ― She had dark black hair, and the face of a flower, with golden jewelry dangling from her hair
- 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret