mín​yáo

ballad

民谣 (民謠) mín​yáo
ballad noun
A narrative song or a modern style of acoustic music often focused on storytelling.

Campus folk songs were once a cultural symbol of an era.

folk song noun
Traditional songs or music originating among the common people of a region.

This ancient folk song has been passed down locally for centuries.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.93 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.10 per million

Sources

Definitions
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