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Definition 2024
曲藝
曲藝
See also: 曲艺
Chinese
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
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skill; art | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (曲藝) | 曲 | 藝 | |
| simp. (曲艺) | 曲 | 艺 | |
Noun
曲藝
- quyi; a category of traditional, usually non-staged, Chinese vocal art forms such as ballad singing (唱曲, chàngqǔ), storytelling (說書／说书, shuōshū), comic dialogues (小品 (xiǎopǐn), xiǎopǐn), clapper talk (快板 (kuàibǎn), kuàibǎn), and crosstalk (相聲／相声 (xiàngsheng), xiàngshēng)
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).