伦巴 (lún bā) — rumba | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rumba

Measure word · 支

Examples

伦巴。
Wǒ zuì jìn zài xué lún bā.
I recently started learning the rumba.
伦巴。
lún bā Shì yì zhǒng rè qíng de gǔ bā wǔ dǎo.
Rumba is a passionate Cuban dance.
，伦巴。
Zuó wǎn wǔ huì shàng, tā men tiào le yì zhī lún bā.
At the dance party last night, they danced a rumba.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 倫; 伦 is its simplified writing.

人侖倫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún倫lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 倫 uses 人 to show people and 侖 to give its sound; the simplified 伦 is a later shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Dance & Performance

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