六幺

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

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• 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

1. (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.