禮畢

Chinese

		propriety; ceremony; rite	to finish; to conclude
trad. (禮畢)		禮	畢
simp. (礼毕)		礼	毕

Etymology

Referring to the fact that this form of accompanied masked dance was used to conclude yanyue (banquet music) performances in the Sui court.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ bat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐbì
    • Wade–Giles: li³-pi⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liibih
    • Palladius: либи (libi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ bat¹
    • Yale: láih bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ bed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵/

Noun

禮畢

1. a form of accompanied masked dance performed as a form of court yanyue (banquet music) in China during the Sui Dynasty

Synonyms

• 文康