霸王鞭

bàwángbiān

noun

Measure Word

一根霸王鞭 gēn

Meanings

1 a rattle stick used in folk dancing
2 rattle-stick (or 'overlord whip') folk dance
3 (botany) Euphorbia royleana, a spurge plant

Characters

overlord / hegemon

Examples

村里的老人还能跳传统的霸王鞭。

Cūn lǐ de lǎorén hái néng tiào chuántǒng de bàwángbiān.

Elderly villagers can still perform the traditional rattle-stick dance.

霸王鞭舞节奏鲜明，铜钱叮当作响。

Bàwángbiān wǔ jiézòu xiānmíng, tóngqián dīngdāng zuòxiǎng.

The rattle-stick dance has a sharp rhythm, with the copper coins jingling away.

Tips

culture

The dance prop is a bamboo stick fitted with copper coins or bells; dancers strike their bodies and the floor to mark rhythm. Especially popular among the Bai (白族) and Yi (彝族) peoples in Yunnan, and as a folk dance in northern China.

Stroke Order

霸 bà

王 wáng

鞭 biān