曲艺

Traditional form:

曲藝

Pinyin (reading):

qǔyì

Definitions:

• folk musical theater

Characters:

• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 艺 - art; talent, ability; craft

Traditional characters:

• 曲 - crooked, bent; wrong, false
• 藝 - art; talent, ability; craft