梆子

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Noun

梆子 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bāngzi)

  1. a watchman's clapper
  2. (music) wooden clappers; a small, rectangular, high-pitched wood block used in Chinese folk music and opera
  3. one of a number of varieties of traditional folk opera performed in northern China, using the bangzi as an accompanying instrument

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] References

  • Wikipedia-logo.png wood block on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:wood block
  • Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
  • "梆子 (in Mandarin/English)." Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-16.