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: ba1yih
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ jat⁶
  - Yale: baat yaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ jat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ yed⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːt̚³ jɐt̚²/

Noun

八佾

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

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