曲藝

See also: 曲艺

Chinese

 
tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
skill; art
trad. (曲藝) 曲 藝
simp. (曲艺) 曲 艺

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

曲藝

  1. quyi; a category of traditional, usually non-staged, Chinese vocal art forms such as ballad singing (唱曲 (chàngqǔ) or 彈唱/弹唱 (tánchàng)), storytelling (說書/说书 (shuōshū)), comic dialogues (小品 (xiǎopǐn)), clapper talk (快板 (kuàibǎn)), and crosstalk (相聲/相声 (xiàngsheng))

Usage notes

The term 曲藝/曲艺 acquired wide usage only after 1949. It is nearly synonymous with the earlier term 說唱/说唱 (shuōchàng).

See also

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