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變奏曲

简变奏曲 · 繁變奏曲

Mandarin · pinyin biàn zòu qǔ

variation (music)

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變: Look up this written character
奏: zòu · memorialize emperor; report
曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–4–3 · bian4 zou4 qu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bin3 zau3 kuk1

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noun

(music) variation (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)

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