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Lion Dance
舞獅 is the Chinese title for “lion dance.”
舞獅 is the traditional Chinese costumed dance seen at festivals (especially Chinese New Year), ceremonies, and often at the beginning of Chinese martial arts events.
Lion Dance
獅子舞 is the Japanese title for lion dancing.
This refers to the Japanese version borrowed from traditional Chinese culture. The Japanese version almost always features a red-faced lion with a green cloak with a white pattern.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
獅子舞 see styles |
shishimai ししまい |
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獅子舞い see styles |
shishimai ししまい |
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume |
Variations: |
shishimai ししまい |
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume |
舞獅 舞狮 see styles |
wǔ shī wu3 shi1 wu shih |
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燈會 灯会 see styles |
dēng huì deng1 hui4 teng hui |
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance |
社火 see styles |
shè huǒ she4 huo3 she huo |
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc) |
代神楽 see styles |
daikagura だいかぐら |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia) |
大神楽 see styles |
ookagura おおかぐら |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia); (place-name) Ookagura |
太神楽 see styles |
daikagura だいかぐら |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia) |
耍獅子 耍狮子 see styles |
shuǎ shī zi shua3 shi1 zi5 shua shih tzu |
to perform a lion dance |
ダイカグラ see styles |
daikagura ダイカグラ |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia) |
Variations: |
daikagura; daikagura だいかぐら; ダイカグラ |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) (See 雑芸・1) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) (See 椿・1) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia) |
大頭 大头 see styles |
dà tóu da4 tou2 ta t`ou ta tou daigashira だいがしら |
big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of something; the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker; (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side (See 幸若舞) school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon; (surname) Daitou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Lion Dance | 舞獅 舞狮 | wǔ shī / wu3 shi1 / wu shi / wushi | wu shih / wushih | |
| Lion Dance | 獅子舞 | shi shi mai shishimai | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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