lā
拉大片
peep show (performance)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
peep show; picture storytelling show
archaicA traditional Chinese street performance or folk art where a performer shows a series of painted pictures in a box to an audience, often narrating a story. It is a compound term where '拉' refers to the action of pulling/presenting and '洋片' refers to the pictures/scenes.
Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
hái还
yǒu有
lā拉
yáng洋
piàn片
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
There are still peep show performances at the temple fair.
Yé爷
ye爷
shuō说
tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
kàn看
guo过
lā拉
yáng洋
piàn片
。
Grandpa said he watched peep shows when he was a child.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lā拉
yáng洋
piàn片
de的
lǎo老
shǒu手
yì艺
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This old craft of the peep show is rarely seen nowadays.