- 佾生 yìshēng ritual dancerYoung boy dancers who perform traditional ritual music and dances at the imperial court or Confucian temples on ceremonial occasions.
- 佾舞 yìwǔ ceremonial ritual danceA traditional group dance performed during major ritual ceremonies, most notably at Confucian temples; the number of rows and dancers varies by the rank of the person being honored, with the eight-row dance being the most prestigious.
- 佾舞生 yìwǔshēng ceremonial dancersStudents who perform ritual dances during Confucian ceremonies or other major sacrificial rites
- 八佾 bāyì emperor's ritual danceAn ancient ritual dance performed by 64 dancers in eight rows of eight, reserved for the Son of Heaven (the Emperor) during the Zhou dynasty
- 八佾舞 bāyìwǔ bayi dance(bound form) an ancient ritual dance performed with eight rows of eight dancers, totaling sixty-four people; traditionally reserved for the emperor or used to honor [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]]
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing