民谣

民謠
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

民间歌谣。由民间流传下来的纯朴音乐，形式简单，真情流露而感人。如童谣、山歌及恋歌等。

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Entry Composition

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

Related entries

短歌 duǎngē ballad
芭乐歌 bālègē
  1. (Tw) ballad (loanword)
  2. mainstream song
歌谣 gēyáo
  1. folksong
  2. ballad
  3. nursery rhyme
讴 ōu
  1. to sing
  2. ballad
  3. folk song
小曲 xiǎoqǔ
  1. popular song
  2. folk tune
  3. ballad
辞 cí
  1. to resign
  2. to dismiss
  3. to decline
  4. (literary) to take leave
  5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad
  6. variant of 词 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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