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梆子腔

Mandarin · pinyin bāng zi qiāng

a general term for local operas in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc
the music of such operas

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梆: bāng · watchman's rattle
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
腔: qiāng · chest cavity; hollow in body

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1–5–1 · bang1 zi5 qiang1

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one of a number of varieties of traditional folk opera performed in northern China, using bangzi clappers as an accompanying instrument

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