梁祝

Liáng Zhù
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Butterfly Lovers, the legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
  2. 2 The Butterfly Lovers, a violin concerto (1959) by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang

Examples

HSK 7-9
Liáng Zhù de gùshi zài Zhōngguó jiāyù-hùxiǎo.
The story of the Butterfly Lovers is known to every household in China.
HSK 7-9
Tā dìyī cì tīng xiǎotíqín xiézòuqǔ 《 Liáng Zhù 》, jiù bèi shēnshēn dǎdòng le.
The first time he heard the violin concerto The Butterfly Lovers, he was deeply moved.

Tips

usage
梁祝 is the lovers' two surnames, short for 梁山伯与祝英台. It is the everyday name for both the story and the concerto.
culture
The concerto was written by two students at the Shanghai Conservatory, 何占豪 and 陈钢, on melodies from 越剧 (Yue opera), and first played in 1959 by the violinist 俞丽拿. It ends with the lovers turning into butterflies.

Stroke Order

梁 liáng
祝 zhù