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baak6 laam5baak6 laam2bái lǎn

English

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  2. baak-laam, a form of vocal performance that involves speech-like delivery of rhythmic and rhyming verses of regular length, usually accompanied by 卜魚 buk1 jyu4 (a wooden percussion instrument); verses are usually in three, five or seven words, with a minimum of two verses and no upper limit; even-numbered verses and the final verse must rhyme

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 類似rap,句逗整齊、有節奏、押韻嘅唸白;説唱嘅時候,通常會用卜魚嚟打拍子;以三字句、五字句、七字句為主,最少兩句,冇限句數,雙數句同最後一句要押韻(量詞:段)

Examples

  • 數白欖

    to deliver baak laam

  • 老師請班上面嘅同學作白欖。

    The teacher invites students in the class to write some rhythmic baak-laam verses.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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