bāng
zi

technical
common

Meaning of 梆子

梆子 means watchman's clapper; hollow wooden or bamboo clapper; clapper; a percussion instrument made of two jujube wood sticks. Pronounced bāng zi.

  • watchman's clapper; hollow wooden or bamboo clapper
  • clapper; a percussion instrument made of two jujube wood sticks
  • Bangzi opera; a category of Chinese opera

Definitions & Examples

dài
gēng
de
rén
huì
qiāo
bāng
zi
bào
shí
 

In ancient times, night watchmen would strike the clapper to announce the time.

Zhè
ge
guǎn
shōu
cáng
le
jiù
bāng
zi
 

This museum has an old watchman's clapper in its collection.

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