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布袋戏
bùdàixì
Description
布袋戏是一种中国传统的木偶表演。
布袋戏 is a traditional Chinese puppet show.
演员用手放进布做的木偶里，让它动起来，讲故事给大家看。
Actors put their hands into cloth puppets to make them move and tell stories to the audience.
Meanings
布袋戏bùdàixì
traditional glove puppet theater
我在台湾看了一场布袋戏。
I watched a glove puppet show in Taiwan.
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Notes
- Etymology
布袋 'cloth bag' + 戏 'play/theater', named for the bag-shaped puppet body.
- Nuance
especially popular in Taiwan and Fujian, often performed at temple festivals.
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