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

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舞蹈

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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶wu-dau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdǎo
  - 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:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    五島／五岛
    舞蹈
- (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:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    武道
    舞蹈
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:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    武道
    舞蹈
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-tho
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu^ˋ 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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶wu-dau
  - MiniDict: wu^去 dau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-dau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² dɔ⁴⁴/

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	/mɨo^X/	/dɑu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/mio^X/	/dɑu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/mio^X/	/dɑu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆^X/	/daw^H/
Li Rong	/mio^X/	/dɑu^H/
Wang Li	/mĭu^X/	/dɑu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯u^X/	/dʱɑu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	dào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou⁵	dou⁶

Noun

舞蹈

(countable, uncountable) dance (performance art); dancing
舞蹈比賽／舞蹈比赛 ― wǔdǎo bǐsài ― dance competition
(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.
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(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.
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- 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.
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Synonyms

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

Verb

舞蹈

to dance (move rhythmically)

Synonyms

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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 Hyōgai
kan'on

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

【舞踏ぶとう】

butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance.

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)

hanja form^? of 무도

舞蹈

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