jiǔ​gē

Nine Songs

Senses

九歌 jiǔ​gē Nine Songs

The title of a section within the classic anthology 楚辞 chǔ​cí ('Songs of the South'), traditionally attributed to the Warring States period poet 屈原 qū​yuán; it consists of eleven shamanistic songs adapted from folk sacrificial hymns.

九歌 jiǔ​gē Jiu Ge

(literary) An ancient ritual music and dance suite said to date back to the time of Emperor Yu of the Xia dynasty.

References

see 九辩/九辯 九歌/九歌
see 湘君/湘君 九歌/九歌