八佾

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

Pronunciation

Noun

八佾

  1. (～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 peat yit, literally “eight + file, rank”).[1]

Noun

八(はち)佾(いつ) • (hachiitsu) 

  1. (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
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.