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楽府
がふがくふ
1. [n] [hist]
▶ Music Bureau (Han dynasty; government office responsible for collecting folk songs)
2. [n]
▶ yuefu (genre of Chinese poetry composed in a folk song style)



History:
4. A 2023-03-22 20:00:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2023-03-22 18:13:57  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Bureau
  Comments:
expl gloss are typically only used for Japanese things/concepts.
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16 @@
-<gloss>yuefu</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">government office in the Han Dynasty for collecting folk songs and ballads</gloss>
+<gloss>Music Bureau (Han dynasty; government office responsible for collecting folk songs)</gloss>
@@ -21,2 +20 @@
-<gloss>yuefu</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">Chinese poetry genre</gloss>
+<gloss>yuefu (genre of Chinese poetry composed in a folk song style)</gloss>
2. A 2023-03-20 23:43:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuefu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Bureau
Koj, Daijr, etc.
  Comments:
I think the more common romanization of the Chinese is enough.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +16,0 @@
-<gloss>yüeh-fu</gloss>
@@ -23,2 +22 @@
-<gloss>yüeh-fu</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">Chinese poetic genre</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">Chinese poetry genre</gloss>
1. A* 2023-03-20 14:18:43  dine
  Refs:
https://kotobank.jp/word/楽府-46182
楽府	5517
  Comments:
the reading is interesting

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