梨園

See also: 梨园

Chinese

		pear	garden
trad. (梨園)		梨	園
simp. (梨园)		梨	园

Etymology

Literally: Pear Garden

Pear Garden was the name of the first known royal acting and musical academy in China. Later on, it came to refer to opera troupes in general.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): líyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: líyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ jyun^4-2
  - Yale: lèih yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ jyn^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ yun²
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Proper noun

梨園

(archaic) Pear Garden
(～街道) Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Noun

梨園

(archaic) opera troupe

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