DANCE 舞蹈舞
WALK AND JUMP RITUALLY so as to CONFORM to the RHYTHM of MUSIC; ONE OF THE ARTS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. There is only one common word for dancing, wǔ4 舞, and this focusses mainly to the movement of the arms.
2. Dào 蹈 focusses mainly on the movements of the feet in dancing. Cf. 手舞足蹈 "dance with one's arms and dance with one's feet".
3. Yuè 樂 is sometimes used to refer specifically to dancing accompanied by music.
2. Dào 蹈 focusses mainly on the movements of the feet in dancing. Cf. 手舞足蹈 "dance with one's arms and dance with one's feet".
3. Yuè 樂 is sometimes used to refer specifically to dancing accompanied by music.
Modern Chinese Criteria
跳舞
舞蹈
舞
翩翩起舞
翩躚起舞
翩然起舞
婆娑起舞
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
舞蹈
舞
翩翩起舞
翩躚起舞
翩然起舞
婆娑起舞
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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Words
舞 wǔ OC: maʔ MC: mi̯o 21 AttributionsWD
There is only one common word for dancing, wǔ4 舞, and this focusses mainly to the movement of the arms.
- Syntactic words
- nabkind of danceCH
- nabacta dance, dancing; dancing activities
- npost-NN=human, pluraldance characterised by NDS
- v[adN]master of pantomimes
- viactOBI 4: dance (for rain); generally: dance (also occasionally said of animals like cranes)
- vi|nabactdanceCH
- vtoNdance to (a piece of poetry/music)
- vtoNobject=ornamentsdance with N as ornaments
萬 wàn OC: mblans MC: mi̯ɐn 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabacta kind of ritual dance (SHI)
- viactperform a pantomime
羽 yǔ OC: ɢʷaʔ MC: ɦi̯o 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- n[adN]row of feathered dancers
娑 suō OC: saal MC: sɑ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- viactdance about
蹈 dào OC: ɡ-luus MC: dɑu 1 AttributionWD
Dào 蹈 focusses mainly on the movements of the feet in dancing. Cf. 手舞足蹈 "dance with one's arms and dance with one's feet".
- Syntactic words
- viactdance, engage in dancing
- vtoNLIJI: dance to celebrate (something) 舞之
仙 xiān OC: sen MC: siɛn 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viactSHI: caper about, prance about; dance about
樂 yuè OC: ŋɡraawɡ MC: ŋɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD
Yuè 樂 is sometimes used to refer specifically to dancing accompanied by music.
- Syntactic words
- nabactLSCQ 古樂, LIJI 樂記: dancing (accompanied by music)
濩 hù OC: ɢʷaaɡs MC: ɦuo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabactZUO: name of an ancient dance
蹌 qiāng OC: skhaŋ MC: tshi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viactSHU: to dance
婆娑 pó suō OC: baal saal MC: bʷɑ sɑ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPidance; saunter
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