民謠

民谣
mínyáo
  1. ballad
  2. folk song

CEDICT

  1. (neologism) false rumour concocted and spread by the common people (as opposed to the government)
  2. false rumour concocted and spread by the common people (as opposed to the government)
  3. folk song; ballad

Wiktionary

民間歌謠。由民間流傳下來的純樸音樂，形式簡單，真情流露而感人。如童謠、山歌及戀歌等。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 民 mín
  1. (bound form) the people
  2. inhabitants of a country
2 謠 yáo
  1. popular ballad
  2. rumor

Related entries

短歌 duǎngē ballad
芭樂歌 bālègē
  1. (Tw) ballad (loanword)
  2. mainstream song
歌謠 gēyáo
  1. folksong
  2. ballad
  3. nursery rhyme
謳 ōu
  1. to sing
  2. ballad
  3. folk song
小曲 xiǎoqǔ
  1. popular song
  2. folk tune
  3. ballad
辭 cí
  1. to resign
  2. to dismiss
  3. to decline
  4. (literary) to take leave
  5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad
  6. variant of 詞 cí
杰克很失望，并辞了职。

Jack was really disappointed, and left his job.

Source: Tatoeba

山歌 shāngē
  1. folk song
  2. mountain song
民歌 míngē folk song

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