梨園
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See also: 梨园
Chinese
| pear | garden | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (梨園) | 梨 | 園 | |
| simp. (梨园) | 梨 | 园 | |
Etymology
Pear Garden was the name of the first known royal acting and musical academy in China. Later on, it came to refer to opera troupes in general.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: líyuán
- Wade–Giles: li2-yüan2
- Yale: lí-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liyuan
- Palladius: лиюань (lijuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
梨園 / 梨园
黎元
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lei4 jyun4-2
- Yale: lèih yún
- Cantonese Pinyin: lei4 jyn4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: léi4 yun4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lei̯²¹ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
梨園
- (archaic) Pear Garden
- (～街道) Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Noun
梨園