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yayue

yayue noun: a form of Chinese ritual music performed at imperial courts since the Zhou Dynasty, and usually associated with Confucianism.

Noun

yayue (uncountable)

  1. A form of Chinese ritual music performed at imperial courts since the Zhou Dynasty, and usually associated with Confucianism.

Origin of yayue

Borrowed from Mandarin 雅樂／雅乐 (yǎyuè, literally “elegant music”). Doublet of gagaku and aak.

Questions about yayue

What does yayue mean?
Yayue means a form of Chinese ritual music performed at imperial courts since the Zhou Dynasty, and usually associated with Confucianism.
What part of speech is yayue?
Yayue is a noun.

Words near yayue in the dictionary

  1. yayness
  2. yayo
  3. Yayoi
  4. yayoisaponin
  5. yays
  6. yayue
  7. yayuh
  8. Yazan
  9. yazata
  10. yazatas
  11. Yazawa

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