八佾

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ jat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bayì
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-i⁴
    • Yale: bā-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bayih
    • Palladius: баи (bai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ jat⁶
    • Yale: baat yaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ jat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ yed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ jɐt̚²/

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”).

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)