牡丹亭

Mǔdāntíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 The Peony Pavilion, Tang Xianzu's Ming-dynasty chuanqi play

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Examples

HSK 5

《牡丹亭》是昆曲里最有名的戏之一。

《 Mǔdāntíng 》 shì Kūnqǔ lǐ zuì yǒumíng de xì zhīyī.

The Peony Pavilion is one of the most famous plays in Kunqu opera.

HSK 7-9

在《牡丹亭》里，杜丽娘因为思念梦中的书生而死，后来又复活了。

Zài 《 Mǔdāntíng 》 lǐ, Dù Lìniáng yīnwèi sīniàn mèngzhōng de shūshēng ér sǐ, hòulái yòu fùhuó le.

In The Peony Pavilion, Du Liniang dies of longing for a scholar she met in a dream, and later comes back to life.

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history

Written by 汤显祖 in 1598, its 55 scenes tell how 杜丽娘, a governor's daughter, dreams of the scholar 柳梦梅 in her family garden, dies of longing, and is brought back to life by his love. Its full title is 牡丹亭还魂记 'The Peony Pavilion, or the Return of the Soul'.

culture

Its garden scenes, staged together as 游园惊梦 'Strolling in the Garden, Waking from a Dream', are the best-loved pieces of Kunqu. Their aria holds the line 良辰美景奈何天 'such a lovely hour and lovely scene, and to what end?'

Stroke Order

牡 mǔ

丹 dān

亭 tíng