kuàishū

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a type of folk performing art; rhythmic storytelling

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Meanings

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noun

kuaisu; a type of Chinese folk performing art featuring rhythmic storytelling

A traditional oral performance art with percussion accompaniment (copper or bamboo clappers). The lyrics are rhymed and delivered at a fast pace. It includes regional variants like Shandong Kuaisu and Bamboo Clapper Kuaisu.

Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
xué学
xí习
Shān山
dōng东
kuài快
shū书
 。

He has been learning Shandong Kuaisu since he was a child.

Yé爷
ye爷
zuì最
ài爱
tīng听
zhú竹
bǎn板
kuài快
shū书
 。

Grandpa loves listening to Bamboo Clapper Kuaisu the most.

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Wǎn晚
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
duàn段
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
zhōng中
fān幡
kuài快
shū书
biǎo表
yǎn演
 。

There was a fantastic Zhongfan Kuaisu performance at the evening party.