八佾

Chinese

		eight	row of dancers at sacrifices
simp. and trad. (八佾)		八	佾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāyì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ jat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bayih
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ jat⁶
  - Yale: baat yaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ jat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ yed⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /päːt̚³ jɐt̚²/

Noun

八佾

(～舞) (historical, dance) an ancient dance performed by 64 people (8 × 8) during sacrificial rites

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八佾):

→ Japanese: 八佾 (はちいつ) (hachiitsu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	佾
はち Grade: 1	いつ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Appears in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).

From Middle Chinese compound 八佾 (MC pˠɛt̚ jiɪt̚, literally “eight + file, rank”).[1]

Noun

八佾 (hiragana はちいつ, rōmaji hachiitsu)

(historical, dance) bayi: an ancient Chinese dance, originally presented to emperors during sacrificial rites, performed by 64 people accompanied to 雅楽 (gagaku, “yayue”) music
Synonym: 八佾の舞 (yatsura no mai)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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