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评弹

píng tán

2-character word Traditional 評彈

What 评弹 means

1. pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists
2. also used as a collective term for {评话|píng huà} (spoken storytelling) and {弹词|tán cí} (sung storytelling)

The characters in 评弹

• 评píngto discuss; to comment; to criticize
• 弹dàncrossball; bullet; shot

Sounds the same

Read píng tán, tone for tone, but written differently.

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