步搖
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See also: 步摇
Chinese[edit]
a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process |
shake; to rock | ||
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trad. (步搖) | 步 | 搖 | |
simp. (步摇) | 步 | 摇 |
Etymology[edit]
This type of headpiece had dangling gold and pearl pieces which would sway back and forth as one walked.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùyáo
- Wade–Giles: pu4-yao2
- Yale: bù-yáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhyau
- Palladius: буяо (bujao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou6 jiu4
- Yale: bouh yìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou6 jiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: bou6 yiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯²² jiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
步搖
- (archaic) a type of head ornament that was inserted just beneath a hair bun, with gold and pearls dangling from it as one walked
- 雲鬢花顏金步搖 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- yúnbìn huāyán jīnbùyáo [Pinyin]
- She had dark black hair, and the face of a flower, with golden jewelry dangling from her hair
云鬓花颜金步摇 [Classical Chinese, simp.]