舞蹈

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdǎo, wǔdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ, ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ dou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bú-tō / bú-tō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdǎo [Phonetic: wúdǎo]
    • 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:

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  • (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:

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• 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:

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• 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/

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• 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	/mɨoX/	/dɑuH/
Pan Wuyun	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Shao Rongfen	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆X/	/dawH/
Li Rong	/mioX/	/dɑuH/
Wang Li	/mĭuX/	/dɑuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uX/	/dʱɑuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	dào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou5	dou6

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 舞蹈

1. (countable, uncountable) dance (performance art)

   舞蹈比賽／舞蹈比赛  ―  wǔdǎo bǐsài  ―  dance competition

2. (ancient China) 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: (deprecated template usage) 陳端生 (deprecated template usage) 《再生緣·(deprecated template usage) 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. [Pinyin]

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3. (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: (deprecated template usage) 梁簡文帝 (Emperor Jianwen of Liang) (deprecated template usage) 《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. [Pinyin]

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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: (deprecated template usage) 《焦氏易林·(deprecated template usage) 訟之·中孚》 (Jiaoshi Yilin)

     Xiè'ēn bài dé, dōng guī wú guó. Wǔdǎo xīn yuè, huānyuè shòu fú. [Pinyin]

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Related terms

• 手舞足蹈 (shǒuwǔzúdǎo)

See also

• (to dance) 跳舞 (tiàowǔ)

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