dàgǔ

大鼓

Word · Noun

drum song; Chinese folk ballad

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

dagu; a genre of Chinese folk narrative singing with drum accompaniment

neutral

A traditional performing art form popular across many regions of China. The name varies by region, dialect, and melody (e.g., Jingyun Dagu, Leting Dagu).

Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
huì会
chàng唱
shān山
dōng东
dà大
gǔ鼓
 。

My grandfather could sing Shandong Dagu when he was young.

Mín民
jiān间
yì艺
shù术
jié节
shàng上
 ,
jīng京
yùn韵
dà大
gǔ鼓
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
hěn很
duō多
rén人
 。

The performance of Jingyun Dagu attracted many people at the folk art festival.

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Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
qǔ曲
yì艺
xíng形
shì式
 —
 —
hú湖
běi北
dà大
gǔ鼓
 。

She is learning this ancient folk art form—Hubei Dagu.