雅樂

See also: 雅乐

Chinese

		elegant	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (雅樂)		雅	樂
simp. (雅乐)		雅	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ ngok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngá-ga̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎyuè
  - Wade–Giles: ya³-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: yǎ-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeayueh
  - Palladius: яюэ (jajue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ ngok⁶
  - Yale: ngáh ngohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ ngok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ ngog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ ŋɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngá-ga̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ngá-ga̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngafgak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡak̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: ngaeX ngaewk

Rime
Character	雅	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	五下切	五角切
Baxter	ngaeX	ngaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠa^X/	/ŋˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚa^X/	/ŋᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋa^X/	/ŋɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨ^X/	/ŋaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/ŋa^X/	/ŋɔk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋa^X/	/ŋɔk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋa^X/	/ŋɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎ	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaa⁵	ngok⁶

Noun

雅樂

(music) yayue (ancient court ritual music of China); or any of its forms transmitted to neighbouring countries (Japanese gagaku, etc.)
(music) elegant music

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “yayue”): 俗樂／俗乐 (súyuè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雅樂):

→ Japanese: 雅(が)楽(がく) (gagaku)
→ Korean: 아악(雅樂) (aak)
→ Vietnamese: nhã nhạc (雅樂)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雅	樂
が Grade: S	がく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 雅樂 – see the following entry.

【雅楽ががく】

[noun] (music) gagaku (the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin)

(This term, 雅樂, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
雅	樂

Noun

雅樂 • (aak) (hangeul 아악)

hanja form^? of 아악 (“the ancient court ritual music of Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雅	樂

Noun

雅樂

chữ Hán form of nhã nhạc (“the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin”)