Chinese

		Nichang, abbreviation for theTang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers"zh:霓裳羽衣曲|霓裳羽衣曲	Daoist priest
simp. and trad. (霓裳羽衣)		霓裳	羽衣

Proper noun

霓裳羽衣

1. (archaic) Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes (a famous musical composition from the Tang Dynasty)
   • 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     漁陽鼙鼓動地來，驚破霓裳羽衣曲。 (trad.)

      

     渔阳鼙鼓动地来，惊破霓裳羽衣曲。 (simp.)

     The sound of the war drums from Yuyang began to shake the earth^[1],And broke the spell of the Song of rainbow skirts and feather robes.

     1. ↑ Yuyang county is now known as Miyun County. The capitol city of Yuyang county was Fanyang. An Lushan was the regional military governor of Fanyang during this time. It was from there that he staged the An Lushan Rebellion, which forced the emperor to flee the capitol.

Derived terms

• 霓裳羽衣曲
• 霓裳羽衣舞