shadow puppetry (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shadow puppetry; donkey-leather silhouette play
dialectRefers specifically to the traditional folk art of shadow puppetry, particularly associated with regional styles in northern China that traditionally used donkey leather for the puppets. The term is dialectal and carries strong cultural connotations of folk tradition.
Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
lǘ驴
pí皮
yǐng影
biǎo表
yǎn演
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
bù不
shǎo少
lǎo老
rén人
hé和
hái孩
zi子
。
There was a donkey-leather shadow puppet show at the temple fair, attracting many elderly people and children.
Lǘ驴
pí皮
yǐng影
shì是
běi北
fāng方
nóng农
cūn村
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
yì艺
shù术
xíng形
shì式
。
Donkey-leather shadow puppetry is a traditional art form in the rural areas of northern China.
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Wǒ小
xiǎo时
shí候
，
hou我
wǒ最
zuì爱
ài看
kàn的
de就
jiù是
shì驴
lǘ皮
pí影
。
When I was young, my favorite thing to watch was donkey-leather shadow puppetry.