舞蹈

See also: 舞踏

Chinese

		to dance; to wield; to brandish	tread on; trample; stamp tread on; trample; stamp; fulfil
trad. (舞蹈)		舞	蹈
simp. #(舞蹈)		舞	蹈
2nd round simp.		午𰸁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdǎo, wǔdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ, ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ dou⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vú-tho
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bú-tō / bú-tō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² dao⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶wu-dau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdǎo [Phonetic: wúdǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdǎo
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tao³
    • Yale: wǔ-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuudao
    • Palladius: удао (udao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdào
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tao⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuudaw
    • Palladius: удао (udao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Yale: móuh douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ tou̯²²/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-tho
    • Hakka Romanization System: vu` to
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ to⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ tʰo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-tō
    • Tâi-lô: bú-tō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'doi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: bú-tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'do
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhu² dao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú tău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bu⁵²⁻³⁵ tau³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶wu-dau
    • MiniDict: wu^去 dau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-dau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² dɔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: mjuX dawH

Rime
Character	舞	蹈
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	文甫切	徒到切
Baxter	mjuX	dawH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨoX/	/dɑuH/
Pan Wuyun	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Shao Rongfen	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆X/	/dawH/
Li Rong	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Wang Li	/mĭuX/	/dɑuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uX/	/dʱɑuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	dào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou5	dou6

Noun

舞蹈

1. (countable, uncountable) dance (performance art); dancing

   舞蹈比賽／舞蹈比赛  ―  wǔdǎo bǐsài  ―  dance competition

2. (historical) a type of ceremony performed by court officials when making an audience with the emperor

   • 掌扇分開香裊裊，君王早已坐朝廷。眾官舞蹈朝參畢，拜倒當權極品人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     掌扇分开香袅袅，君王早已坐朝廷。众官舞蹈朝参毕，拜倒当权极品人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 陳端生 《再生緣·第七回·皇甫子法網逃生》

     Zhǎng shàn fēnkāi xiāng niǎoniǎo, jūnwáng zǎo yǐ zuò cháotíng. Zhòng guān wǔdǎo cháo cān bì, bài dǎo dāng quán jípǐn rén. [Pinyin]

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3. (archaic) expression of joy

   • 文慚綺發，思闕雕英，徒懷舞蹈之心，終愧清風之藻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     文惭绮发，思阙雕英，徒怀舞蹈之心，终愧清风之藻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 梁簡文帝 (Emperor Jianwen of Liang) 《上皇太子玄圃講頌啟》

     Wén cán qǐ fā, sī què diāo yīng, tú huái wǔdǎo zhī xīn, zhōng kuì qīngfēng zhī zǎo. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 謝恩拜德，東歸吾國。舞蹈欣躍，歡樂受福。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     谢恩拜德，东归吾国。舞蹈欣跃，欢乐受福。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《焦氏易林·訟之·中孚》 (Jiaoshi Yilin)

     Xiè'ēn bài dé, dōng guī wú guó. Wǔdǎo xīn yuè, huānyuè shòu fú. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (dance): (literary, or in compounds) 舞 (wǔ)

Verb

舞蹈

1. to dance (move rhythmically)

Synonyms

• 圍囊／围囊 (Dungan)
• 比舞 (bi³ wu³) (Sichuanese)
• 舞 (wǔ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 起舞 (qǐwǔ) (to begin dancing)
• 跳舞 (tiàowǔ)

 

Derived terms

• 戲曲舞蹈／戏曲舞蹈
• 民族舞蹈
• 舞蹈家 (wǔdǎojiā)
• 舞蹈治療／舞蹈治疗 (wǔdǎo zhìliáo)
• 舞蹈症 (wǔdǎozhèng)
• 舞蹈設計／舞蹈设计 (wǔdǎo shèjì)

 

Related terms

• 手舞足蹈 (shǒuwǔzúdǎo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (舞蹈):

• → Japanese: 舞(ぶ)踏(とう) (butō)
• → Korean: 무도(舞蹈) (mudo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舞	蹈
ぶ Grade: S	とう Hyōgaiji
kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 舞蹈 – see the following entry.

【舞踏ぶとう】 [noun] butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance. [verb] to dance butoh

(This term, 舞蹈, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
舞	蹈

Noun

舞蹈 • (mudo) (hangeul 무도)

1. Hanja form^? of 무도.