六幺

Chinese

		six	tiny; youngest; one tiny; youngest; one; ace
trad. (六幺/六么)		六	幺/么
simp. (六幺)		六	幺
alternative forms		綠么／绿么錄要／录要綠腰／绿腰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Liùyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ jiu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Liùyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Liòuyao
  - Wade–Giles: Liu⁴-yao¹
  - Yale: Lyòu-yāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liowiau
  - Palladius: Люяо (Ljujao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljoʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ jiu¹
  - Yale: luhk yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ jiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ yiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

六幺

(historical) Name of a composition in the Tang dynasty.
輕攏慢撚抹復挑，初為霓裳後六幺。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
轻拢慢撚抹复挑，初为霓裳后六幺。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tang dynasty, Bai Juyi, 《琵琶行》 (The Pipa Tune), translation by Ying Sun (2008)
Qīng lǒng màn niǎn mǒ fù tiǎo, chū wéi Níshang hòu Liùyāo. [Pinyin]
Strings were picked and plucked, bent with vibrato.
First was Rainbow Dress, then Minor Sixth to follow.

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