牡丹亭

Traditional form:

牡丹亭

Pinyin (reading):

Mǔdan Tíng

Definitions:

• The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖／汤显祖 ( Tāng Xiǎnzǔ)

Characters:

• 牡 - male animal; key, door bolt
• 丹 - cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
• 亭 - pavilion; erect

Traditional characters:

• 牡 - male animal; key, door bolt
• 丹 - cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
• 亭 - pavilion; erect