变文

Traditional form:

變文

Pinyin (reading):

biànwén

Definitions:

• a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)

Characters:

• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 文 - culture, literature, writing