ㄅㄧㄢˋbiànㄨㄣˊwén

  1. 代興講唱文學變文文體散文韻文交替組成鋪敘佛經內容演繹佛經故事變文講經文)​歷史民間故事伍子胥變文王昭君變文)​。研究我國講唱文學重要材料

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)​