| 说唱 | shuō chàng | speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping |
| 开篇 | kāi piān | start of literary work / opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] |
| 弹词 | tán cí | ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment |
| 评弹 | píng tán | pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists / also used as a collective term for 評話|评话[ping2 hua4] (spoken storytelling) and 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] (sung storytelling) |