对歌 (duì gē) — to sing antiphonally (call-and-response style)
Definition
A folk activity where two groups alternate singing lines to each other, common among ethnic minorities like the Zhuang and Miao people. The verb covers the session as a whole, not a single song.
verb
to sing antiphonally (call-and-response style)
Examples
- 对歌，。Tā men zhèng zài shān shàng duì gē, gē shēng fēi cháng yōu měi.They are singing antiphonally on the mountain, and the singing is very beautiful.
- ，。Qù nián wǒ men cān jiā mín sú jié, duì le yí cì gē.Last year we joined a folk festival and had an antiphonal singing session.
- 对歌，。Zhuàng zú rén de duì gē hěn yǒu tè sè, zhí dé yì tīng.The antiphonal singing of the Zhuang people is very distinctive and worth listening to.
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