Meaning of 乐府
乐府 means Music Bureau (Han Dynasty government office for collecting folk songs); yuefu poetry; folk-song style poetry (imitating Han folk ballads). Pronounced yuè fǔ.
- Music Bureau (Han Dynasty government office for collecting folk songs)
- yuefu poetry; folk-song style poetry (imitating Han folk ballads)
Definitions & Examples
Hàn汉
yuè乐
fǔ府
cǎi采
jí集
le了
hěn很
duō多
mín民
jiān间
gē歌
yáo谣
。
The Han Music Bureau collected many folk ballads.
Yuè乐
fǔ府
shè设
lì立
yú于
xī西
hàn汉
wǔ武
dì帝
shí时
qí期
。
The Music Bureau was established during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han.