拉洋片

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
trad. (拉洋片)		拉	洋片
simp. #(拉洋片)		拉	洋片

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lā yángpiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lā yángpiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: la yángpian
    • Wade–Giles: la¹ yang²-pʻien¹
    • Yale: lā yáng-pyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lha yangpian
    • Palladius: ла янпянь (la janpjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Verb

拉洋片

1. to give a peepshow (with concurrent storytelling)

   • 民教館並為本市五家拉洋片的修改舊片內容，和重新編制一部片子，教給新詞，使看拉洋片的人增加四倍。 [MSC, trad.]
     民教馆并为本市五家拉洋片的修改旧片内容，和重新编制一部片子，教给新词，使看拉洋片的人增加四倍。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1948 June 20, 《民教館增設分館》, in People's Daily, →ISSN

     Mínjiàoguǎn bìng wèi běnshì wǔ jiā lā yángpiān de xiūgǎi jiùpiān nèiróng, hé zhòngxīn biānzhì yī bù piānzi, jiāogěi xīncí, shǐ kàn lā yángpiān de rén zēngjiā sì bèi. [Pinyin]

     The People's Education Center have modified the contents of old films for five peepshow cinemas, remade a film and given it new dialogue, increasing peepshow viewers fourfold.

Usage notes

A type of traditional theater from pre-movie times. The audience enjoys a peepshow accompanied by a storyteller (often performing in the style of traditional Chinese theatre). The imagery often depicted Western scenes.

Synonyms

• 拉大片