霓裳羽衣舞

Chinese

		Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes	to dance; to wield; to brandish
trad. (霓裳羽衣舞)		霓裳羽衣	舞
simp. #(霓裳羽衣舞)		霓裳羽衣	舞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Níchángyǔyīwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧ ㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Níchángyǔyīwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Níchángyǔyiwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Ni²-chʻang²-yü³-i¹-wu³
    • Yale: Ní-cháng-yǔ-yī-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nicharngyeuiwuu
    • Palladius: Ничанъюйиу (Ničanʺjujiu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

霓裳羽衣舞

1. (archaic) accompanying dance for the Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes (a famous musical composition from the Tang Dynasty)

   • 風吹仙袂飄飄舉，猶似霓裳羽衣舞。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     风吹仙袂飘飘举，犹似霓裳羽衣舞。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     Fēng chuī xiān mèi piāopiāo jǔ, yóu sì Níshangyǔyīwǔ. [Pinyin]

     A gust of wind caused her celestial sleeves to flutter, Just like when she used to perform the Dance of rainbow skirts and feather robes.

Related terms

• 霓裳羽衣曲 (Níchángyǔyīqǔ)