霓裳羽衣

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Chinese

		nichang, rainbow-coloured clothes worn by the eight immortals	Daoist priest; plumage
trad. (霓裳羽衣)		霓裳	羽衣
simp. ^#(霓裳羽衣)		霓裳	羽衣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Níchángyǔyī

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Níchángyǔyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄩˇ ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Níchángyǔyi
  - Wade–Giles: Ni²-chʻang²-yü³-i¹
  - Yale: Ní-cháng-yǔ-yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nicharngyeui
  - Palladius: Ничанъюйи (Ničanʺjuji)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/

Proper noun

霓裳羽衣

(archaic) Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes (a famous musical composition from the Tang Dynasty)
- 漁陽鼙鼓動地來，驚破霓裳羽衣曲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  渔阳鼙鼓动地来，惊破霓裳羽衣曲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  Note: Yuyang county is now known as Miyun County. The capital city of Yuyang county was Fanyang. An Lushan was the regional military governor of Fanyang during this time. It was from there that he staged the An Lushan Rebellion, which forced the emperor to flee the capital.
  Yúyáng pí gǔ dòng dì lái, jīng pò nícháng yǔyī qǔ.
  The sound of the war drums from Yuyang began to shake the earth,
  And broke the spell of the Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes.

Derived terms

霓裳羽衣曲 (Níchángyǔyīqǔ)
霓裳羽衣舞 (Níchángyǔyīwǔ)

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