鄭衛之音

Chinese

		Zheng state	Wey state	's; him/her/it; this	sound; noise; news
trad. (鄭衛之音/鄭衞之音)		鄭	衛/衞	之	音
simp. (郑卫之音)		郑	卫	之	音

Etymology

In the Warring States Period, the states of Zheng and Wey (both located in modern-day Henan province) were infamous for producing decadent music. This was illustrated in the Book of Rites:

鄭衛之音，亂世之音也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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郑卫之音，乱世之音也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

Zhèngwèizhīyīn, luànshì zhī yīn yě. [Pinyin]

The music of Zheng and Wey were chaotic music.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngwèizhīyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngwèizhīyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngwèijhihyin
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-wei⁴-chih¹-yin¹
    • Yale: jèng-wèi-jr̄-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqweyjyin
    • Palladius: чжэнвэйчжиинь (čžɛnvɛjčžiinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

Idiom

鄭衛之音

1. Synonym of 靡靡之音 (mǐmǐzhīyīn, “decadent music”)