bāyì
emperor's ritual dance
八佾 bāyì
- emperor's ritual dance
- An ancient ritual dance performed by 64 dancers in eight rows of eight, reserved for the Son of Heaven (the Emperor) during the Zhou dynasty
- Bayi (Analects chapter)
- The title of the third book of the Analects of Confucius (论语 lúnyǔ), named after its opening phrase concerning the ritual dance
- Confucian ritual dance
- A ritual dance performed during sacrifices to honor Confucius, a privilege originally reserved for emperors but later granted to him as a mark of supreme respect