評彈

See also: 评弹

Chinese

		to discuss; to comment; to criticize to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)	bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach
trad. (評彈)		評	彈
simp. (评弹)		评	弹

Etymology

Short for 評話／评话 (pínghuà) + 彈詞／弹词 (táncí).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngtán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ taan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngtán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngtán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-tʻan²
    • Yale: píng-tán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngtarn
    • Palladius: пинтань (pintanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ tʰän³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ taan⁴
    • Yale: pìhng tàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ taan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ tan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ tʰaːn²¹/

Noun

評彈

1. (music) a Suzhounese variety of Chinese storytelling, usually accompanied by one or more musical instruments

   Synonym: 蘇州評彈／苏州评弹 (Sūzhōu píngtán)