Chinese word 走板 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin zǒu bǎn

Phonetic Notation ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄢˇ

Englishto be off the beat, to sound awful (of singing), (fig.) to wander off the topic, (diving) to step toward the end of the board, approach

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◎ 走板,走板儿 zǒubǎn,zǒubǎnr

(1) [sing out of tune;discord in music;wrong note]∶指唱戏不合板眼

(2) [digress]∶比喻说话离题或举动超出适当尺度

【戏曲行话】走板－－也称丢板。演员行腔时，节奏不稳，或快或慢，与乐队奏出的板眼脱节。