拉洋片
Chinese
[edit]to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw |
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|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拉洋片) | 拉 | 洋片 | |
| simp. #(拉洋片) | 拉 | 洋片 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: la yángpian
- Wade–Giles: la1 yang2-pʻien1
- Yale: lā yáng-pyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lha yangpian
- Palladius: ла янпянь (la janpjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lä⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
[edit]拉洋片
- to give a peepshow (with concurrent storytelling)
- 民教館並為本市五家拉洋片的修改舊片內容，和重新編制一部片子，教給新詞，使看拉洋片的人增加四倍。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1948 June 20, 《民教館增設分館》, in People's Daily, →ISSN
- Mínjiàoguǎn bìng wèi běnshì wǔ jiā lā yángpiān de xiūgǎi jiùpiān nèiróng, hé zhòngxīn biānzhì yī bù piānzi, jiāogěi xīncí, shǐ kàn lā yángpiān de rén zēngjiā sì bèi. [Pinyin]
- The People's Education Center have modified the contents of old films for five peepshow cinemas, remade a film and given it new dialogue, increasing peepshow viewers fourfold.
民教馆并为本市五家拉洋片的修改旧片内容，和重新编制一部片子，教给新词，使看拉洋片的人增加四倍。 [MSC, simp.]
Usage notes
[edit]A type of traditional theater from pre-movie times. The audience enjoys a peepshow accompanied by a storyteller (often performing in the style of traditional Chinese theatre). The imagery often depicted Western scenes.