yáo

common
noun

Meaning of 歌谣

歌谣 means folk song; ballad; nursery rhyme; traditional verse sung without instrumental accompaniment. Pronounced gē yáo.

  • folk song; ballad; nursery rhyme; traditional verse sung without instrumental accompaniment

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shǒu
lǎo
de
mín
shì
bèi
chuán
xià
lái
de
yáo
 

This ancient folk song is a ballad passed down from our ancestors.

Hái
zi
men
huān
chàng
ér
yáo
 

Children love to sing nursery rhymes and folk songs.

Zhè
shǒu
shī
cǎi
yòng
le
mín
jiān
yáo
de
xíng
shì
 

This poem adopts the form of folk ballads.

Zhè
xiē
yáo
fǎn
yìng
le
láo
dòng
rén
mín
de
zhì
huì
 

These ballads reflect the wisdom of working people.