快板 (kuài bǎn) — clapper talk (a traditional Chinese rhythmic storytelling performance accompanied by bamboo clappers)
Definition
快板 is a traditional Chinese storytelling art: the performer recites a fast, rhyming tale while striking two bamboo clappers. The rhythm is lively, and the bamboo clappers themselves are also called 快板.
noun
clapper talk (a traditional Chinese rhythmic storytelling performance accompanied by bamboo clappers)
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Examples
- 快板。Yé ye nián qīng shí hěn xǐ huan tīng kuài bǎn.Grandpa really liked listening to clapper talk when he was young.
- 快板。Zhè wèi yì shù jiā biǎo yǎn le yí duàn kuài bǎn.This artist performed a piece of clapper talk.
- 快板，。kuài bǎn De jié zòu fēi cháng kuài, tīng qǐ lái hěn rè nao.The rhythm of clapper talk is very fast, and it sounds lively.
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