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ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

弹词
tán cí
t+án·2nd tonec+í·2nd tone
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pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists · also used as a collective term for píng huà (spoken storytelling) and tán cí (sung storytelling)评弹píng tán
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