雅樂

See also: 雅乐

Chinese

		elegant	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (雅樂)		雅	樂
simp. (雅乐)		雅	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ ngok⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngá-ga̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎyuè
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: yǎ-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeayueh
    • Palladius: яюэ (jajue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ ngok⁶
    • Yale: ngáh ngohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ ngok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ ŋɔːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngá-ga̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ngá-ga̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngafgak
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: ngaeX ngaewk

Rime
Character	雅	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	五下切	五角切
Baxter	ngaeX	ngaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠaX/	/ŋˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚaX/	/ŋᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋaX/	/ŋɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨX/	/ŋaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/ŋaX/	/ŋɔk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋaX/	/ŋɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋaX/	/ŋɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎ	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaa5	ngok6

Noun

雅樂

1. (music) yayue (ancient court ritual music of China); or any of its forms transmitted to neighbouring countries (Japanese gagaku, etc.)
2. (music) elegant music

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “yayue”): 俗樂／俗乐 (súyuè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雅樂):

• → Japanese: 雅(が)楽(がく) (gagaku)
• → Korean: 아악(雅樂) (aak)
• → Vietnamese: nhã nhạc (雅樂)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雅	樂
が Grade: S	がく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

雅(が)樂(がく) • (gagaku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 雅楽

Korean

Hanja in this term
雅	樂

Noun

雅樂 • (aak) (hangeul 아악)

1. Hanja form^? of 아악 (“the ancient court ritual music of Korea”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雅	樂

Noun

雅樂

1. chữ Hán form of nhã nhạc (“the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin”).