霓裳羽衣舞

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Níchángyǔyīwǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Níchángyǔyīwǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nicharngyeuiwuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

霓裳羽衣舞

(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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  风吹仙袂飘飘举，犹似霓裳羽衣舞。 [Classical 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

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