jiǔ​gē

Nine Songs

  • created sense approved 九歌 · jiǔ​gē · Nine Songs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九歌

    jiǔ​gē

    Nine Songs

    The title of a section within the classic anthology [[楚辞|楚辭|chu3 ci2]] ('Songs of the South'), traditionally attributed to the Warring States period poet [[屈原|屈原|qu1 yuan2]]; it consists of eleven shamanistic songs adapted from folk sacrificial hymns.

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 歌 (literal) → 歌 · gē · song

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  • created sense approved 九歌 · jiǔ​gē · Jiu Ge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 歌 (literal) → 歌 · gē · song

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