Meaning of 衬字
衬字 means extra words in lyrics; padding words; filler words. Pronounced chèn zì.
- extra words in lyrics; padding words; filler words
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
《
Bái白
Máo毛
Nǚ女
》
chàng唱
duàn段
“
běi北
fēng风
(
nà那
ge个
)
chuī吹
,
xuě雪
huā花
(
nà那
ge个
)
piāo飘
”
zhōng中
,
“
nà那
ge个
”
jiù就
shì是
chèn衬
zì字
。
In the aria from 'The White-Haired Girl,' 'Bei feng (nage) chui, xue hua (nage) piao,' the words 'nage' are padding words.
Yuán元
qǔ曲
zhōng中
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
chèn衬
zì字
lái来
fēng丰
fù富
chàng唱
cí词
de的
jié节
zòu奏
gǎn感
。
Yuan opera often uses extra words to enrich the rhythmic feel of the lyrics.
Zhè这
shǒu首
mín民
gē歌
lǐ里
de的
chèn衬
zì字
ràng让
yǎn演
chàng唱
gèng更
jiā加
shēng生
dòng动
huó活
pō泼
。
The filler words in this folk song make the performance more vivid and lively.