伎樂

Chinese

		craft	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (伎樂)		伎	樂
simp. (伎乐)		伎	乐
alternative forms		妓樂／妓乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: jì-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyueh
    • Palladius: цзиюэ (czijue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Noun

伎樂

1. (historical) performer of dance set to music
2. (Buddhism) performed music

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “伎樂” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].