technical

Meaning of 踏歌

踏歌 means ancient Chinese folk art of singing while dancing; group dance with linked arms and foot-stamping. Pronounced tà gē.

  • ancient Chinese folk art of singing while dancing; group dance with linked arms and foot-stamping

Definitions & Examples

Táng
dài
shī
rén
Bái
céng
miáo
xiě
guo
mín
jiān
de
nao
chǎng
miàn
 

The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai once described the lively scenes of folk tagē dancing.

Miáo
de
qīng
nián
nán
zài
jié
 
qìng
zhù
fēng
shōu
 

Young Miao men and women perform the tagē dance during festivals to celebrate the harvest.

Zhè
zhǒng
de
xíng
shì
yāo
qiú
cān
zhě
lián
jiǎo
 
dòng
zuò
zhěng
huà
 

This form of tagē requires participants to link arms and stamp their feet in perfect unison.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ zhī