步搖

See also: 步摇

Chinese

		a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	shake; to rock
trad. (步搖)		步	搖
simp. (步摇)		步	摇

Etymology

This type of headpiece had dangling gold and pearl pieces which would sway back and forth as one walked.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùyáo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ jiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùyáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhyau
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ jiu⁴
  - Yale: bouh yìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ jiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ yiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² jiːu̯²¹/

Noun

步搖

(archaic) a type of head ornament that was inserted just beneath a hair bun, with gold and pearls dangling from it as one walked
- 雲鬢花顏金步搖 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  云鬓花颜金步摇 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  yúnbìn huāyán jīnbùyáo [Pinyin]
  She had dark black hair, and the face of a flower, with golden jewelry dangling from her hair

Derived terms

金步搖／金步摇 (jīnbùyáo)

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