朝天蹬
Chinese
| to look skyward; to look up; to face the sky | step into (as tight shoe) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (朝天蹬) |
朝天 | 蹬 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cháotiāndèng
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cháotiandèng
- Wade–Giles: chʻao2-tʻien1-têng4
- Yale: cháu-tyān-dèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurtiandenq
- Palladius: чаотяньдэн (čaotjanʹdɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
朝天蹬
- (classical Chinese dance) A movement/pose wherein one of the legs is raised until the foot is next to the head, either to the front, side or back with the aid of the dancer's hands.