MUSIC 音樂樂
ART USING SOUNDS.
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黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
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Hypernym
Musik:
MUSICA
Basic music- and dance-related terminology simply explained.
MUSIK
SHAO 韶
MUSIC (PHILOSOPHY OF)
Words (21 items)
樂 yuè OC: ŋɡraawɡ MC: ŋɣɔk 49 Attributions
The current general term for music, including dance, is yuè 樂.
- Word relations
- Object: 好/LIKE
The general words expressing preference is ài 愛, but the notion is often hard to distinguish from a preferential desire, and for the semantically closely related hào 好 see DESIRE. - Assoc: 禮/RITUAL
The current general term for everything relating to the system of ritual propriety is lǐ 禮. However the term can also be used to refer to individual prescribed rituals.
- Syntactic words
- nab[adN]N=bookthe authoritative texts of music, predecessors of the 樂記
- nabactmusical performance at court (typically accompanied by dance); the practice of court music
- nabconceptmusical propriety
- nadNpertaining to music
- ndefinitemusical piece (typically accompanied by dance); a particular piece of music
- npost-Vmusic characterised by VDS
- nsubject=humanmusician; (female) musicians 女樂
- viactmake music
禮樂 lǐ yuè OC: riiʔ ŋɡraawɡ MC: lei ŋɣɔk 19 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabnonreferentialritual and ritual music, public ritual performances
聲 shēng OC: qjeŋ MC: ɕiɛŋ 15 Attributions
Shēng 聲 "sound" is sometimes used to refer specifically to folkways of music.
- Word relations
- Epithet: 樂 / 樂/ENJOY
The current general word for active enjoyment and delighting in something is lè 樂 (ant. bēi 悲 "be saddened by"), as in 與民同樂 "share one's enjoyings/enjoyments with the people". In the transitive usage the reading yào is suggested by WGZ.
- Syntactic words
- nmusic; a piece of music; musical performance
- npost-Vmusic characterised by the feature VDS
音 yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 12 Attributions
Yīn 音 "tone, tones" is sometimes used by poetic extension to refer generally to music.
- Syntactic words
- nmusic
五音 wǔ yīn OC: ŋaaʔ qrɯm MC: ŋuo̝ ʔim 3 Attributions
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- NPmusic 2.指音樂。《韓非子·十過》:“不務聽治而好五音,"and loved music".
非樂 fēi yuè MC: pj+j ngaewk OC: pɯl ŋɡraawɡ 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabconceptrefutation of ritual musicLZ
- VPito insistently refuse ritual musicLZ
曲 qǔ MC: -- OC: -- 3 Attributions
Qǔ 曲 refers to a piece of folk poetry set to music, but the word is also sometimes used in a generalised sense to refer to a tune as such. See SONG.
- Syntactic words
- nmusical piece of poetry; piece of music; tune
聲樂 shēng yuè OC: qjeŋ ŋɡraawɡ MC: ɕiɛŋ ŋɣɔk 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabactmusic (of any kind)
鼓 gǔ OC: kaaʔ MC: kuo̝ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNiussivehave (music) performed for one 鼓樂
弦者 xián zhě OC: ɡeen kljaʔ MC: ɦen tɕɣɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP{vad.npro}subjectstring musician
護 hù MC: huH OC: ɢʷaaɡs 1 Attribution
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- nprname of a piece of music accompanied by danceLZ
象 xiàng MC: zjangX OC: sɢlaŋʔ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nprname of a piece of music accompanied by danceLZ
道 dào OC: ɡ-luuʔ MC: dɑu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- ntune
角招 jiǎo zhāo OC: krooɡ kljew MC: kɣɔk tɕiɛu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPprname of a composition
韶 sháo MC: dzyew OC: ɡ-lew 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nprname of a piece of music accompanied by danceLZ
風 fēng OC: plum MC: puŋ 1 Attribution
Fēng 風 refers to folk tunes, typically associated with folk poetry.
- Syntactic words
- nfolk tune, typically associated with folk poetry
音樂 yīn yuè OC: qrɯm ŋɡraawɡ MC: ʔim ŋɣɔk 1 Attribution
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- NPabnonreferentialall kinds of music
吕 lǚ MC: -- OC: ɡ-raʔ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nabthe six Yin rhythms; one part of the twelve semitones in the traditional note systemVK
音聲 yīn shēng OC: qrɯm qjeŋ MC: ʔim ɕiɛŋ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPmusic
武 wǔ MC: mjuX OC: mbaʔ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nprname of a piece of music accompanied by danceLZ
徵招 zhēng zhāo OC: tɯŋ kljew MC: ʈɨŋ tɕiɛu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPprname of a composition