folk arts; acrobatics; variety show
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folk performing arts; acrobatics and variety shows (including storytelling, crosstalk, magic, etc.)
dialectChiefly used in the Beijing–Tianjin dialect area. In colloquial speech, it often takes an erhua suffix and is pronounced zá shuǎr (砸耍儿). The term encompasses traditional street and stage performances such as quyi (storytelling, crosstalk), acrobatics, and magic.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zuì最
ài爱
kàn看
zá砸
shuǎ耍
。
He loved watching folk performances when he was a child.
Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
cháng常
yǒu有
yǎn演
zá砸
shuǎ耍
de的
yì艺
rén人
。
There are often street performers doing variety shows on this street.
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Zá砸
shuǎ耍
bāo包
kuò括
le了
xiàng相
sheng声
、
mó魔
shù术
hé和
zá杂
jì技
。
Folk performing arts include crosstalk, magic, and acrobatics.
Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
wán玩
zá砸
shuǎ耍
r儿
de的
。
There were quite a few people performing variety acts at the temple fair.