转变【英】

Storytelling and Story-Singing (Zhuanbian)

定义

唐五代讲唱伎艺形式之一。“转”为说唱，"变“为“变文”，“转变”即演唱变文故事。

It is a genre of speaking and singing performance in the Tang and Five Dynasties. The word zhuan refers to the form of speaking and singing, while bian refers to the story scripts for speaking and singing; therefore, zhuanbian means telling and singing stories based on the scripts.