弹词

彈詞
táncí
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

CEDICT

Chinese folk storytelling to the accompaniment of stringed instruments (Classifier: 部)

Wiktionary

一种曲艺。流行于南方各省，表演者大都在一人至三人，有说有唱；伴奏乐器以三弦为主，或再加上琵琶、扬琴陪衬。唱词多为七字句。曲调、唱腔则因地而异，如苏州弹词、扬州弹词、长沙弹词等。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 弹 tán
  1. to pluck (a string)
  2. to play (a string instrument)
  3. to spring or leap
  4. to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
  5. (of cotton) to fluff or tease
  6. to flick
  7. to flip
  8. to accuse
  9. to impeach
  10. elastic (of materials)
=2 词 cí old variant of 词 cí
=2 词 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首