亂彈
See also: 乱弹
Chinese edit
in confusion; disorderly | bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach | ||
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trad. (亂彈) | 亂 | 彈 | |
simp. (乱弹) | 乱 | 弹 | |
Literally: “chaotic/disorderly plucking”. |
Etymology edit
An originally derogatory term referring to the tuning system of seven equal divisions of the octave used by local Chinese opera/theater forms during the Qing Dynasty; this system was regarded by some as inferior to the Pythagorean system of tuning, with its twelve divisions of the octave, which had been used during the Ming Dynasty.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
亂彈
- (mid-Qing dynasty, derogatory) various forms of local Chinese opera that arose during that time
- (music) Alternative name for 秦腔 (Qínqiāng, “Qinqiang; Shaanxi opera”).
- (music) Alternative name for 北管戲/北管戏.
- (Xiang, music) one of the two major types of vocal music in Hunanese opera