southern tunes; southern opera
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
various southern tunes and melodies popular during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties
literaryCharacterized by soft, gentle, and melodic tunes, traditionally accompanied by wind and string instruments. A key element of Chinese traditional music history.
Sòng宋
Yuán元
shí时
qī期
，
nán南
qǔ曲
zài在
Jiāng江
nán南
yī一
dài带
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
。
During the Song and Yuan dynasties, southern tunes were very popular in the Jiangnan region.
Zhè这
běn本
yuè乐
pǔ谱
jí集
shōu收
lù录
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jīng经
diǎn典
nán南
qǔ曲
。
This collection of musical scores includes many classic southern tunes.
noun
opera performed with southern tunes
literaryRefers to the genre of Chinese opera that developed in southern China, using Nangu music and characterized by elegant and graceful performance styles, such as Kunqu opera.
Kūn昆
qǔ曲
shì是
nán南
qǔ曲
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
liú流
pài派
。
Kunqu opera is an important school of southern opera.
Míng明
dài代
，
nán南
qǔ曲
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
yì艺
shù术
dá达
dào到
le了
hěn很
gāo高
de的
shuǐ水
píng平
。
During the Ming dynasty, the performing art of southern opera reached a very high level.
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Nán南
qǔ曲
hé和
běi北
qǔ曲
zài在
fēng风
gé格
shàng上
yǒu有
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
qū区
bié别
。
There is a clear distinction in style between southern and northern opera.