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Kouji (Chinese: 口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry is combined with varying degrees of story telling, acting, and singing, it results in the basic structure for a Kouji performance. The sounds most commonly used in Kouji tend to be those of animals, such as birds or dogs, but with the advancement of technology, Kouji has also come to incorporate imitations of busses, planes, and modern weapons. It is also now common to use a microphone in the performance of Kouji. Often the Kouji of a highly skilled performer so accurately mimics real life sounds that if the audience were to close their eyes, they might not

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  • Kouji (Chinese: 口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry is combined with varying degrees of story telling, acting, and singing, it results in the basic structure for a Kouji performance. The sounds most commonly used in Kouji tend to be those of animals, such as birds or dogs, but with the advancement of technology, Kouji has also come to incorporate imitations of busses, planes, and modern weapons. It is also now common to use a microphone in the performance of Kouji. Often the Kouji of a highly skilled performer so accurately mimics real life sounds that if the audience were to close their eyes, they might not be able to tell that the sounds were being produced by a human. Although it is an art form in and of itself, it may often be performed in combination with other traditional Chinese art forms such as Cross-talk. The primary objective of a Kouji performance is to bring joy to the audience through the sounds of their everyday lives, in a celebration of the harmony which exists between human beings and nature. (en)
  • 人聲模仿萬物之聲音可稱為口技。在中國古代,口技和手技、頂技等項目並列在雜技之中,不過近來比較不做這樣的分類而將它視為一種獨特的表演藝術。口技的源由可以一直追溯至上古時代,人們為了狩獵,經常必須要模仿鳥獸的聲音來欺騙並引誘牠們以獵捕之,這種技巧慢慢地就發展成了現在的口技。 口技有幾種型式,一種形式就是模仿動物和日常生活物件所發出來的聲音,因為這只是製造單一的音效,技巧上比較單純。常見的有模仿貓狗叫聲、爆炸聲、汽機車發動的聲音、玻璃破碎的聲音、各種樂器的聲音和走路的聲音等等。某些表演者也會在口技表演的同時加入腹語術的技巧,讓聲音聽起來忽遠忽近,彷彿真的有個音源在移動似的。 另一種較為困難的就是模仿別人的聲音。這與音效模仿有顯著的不同在於表演者不但要能夠改變自己聲音,還必須在改變聲音的同時正常流利地說話。這種技巧自古以來就經常被使用在犯罪場合上,許多小說中都有描述神偷怪盜為了能夠輕易入侵各種場所,不但精通變裝同時聲音更是能喬裝得維妙維肖,而類似的技巧在今天的許多詐騙犯罪中亦常被使用。古籍《聊齋誌異》中記載一位奇人,他不但能夠模仿別人的聲音,甚至當他一開口,彷彿有七八個人同時在講話,其中男女老少都有,而且各自同時在講不同的話題。這以現代的角度來看或許有點誇大其詞,但充分地顯示這種模仿他人聲音的表演從古代就相當盛行。林嗣環也有《口技》一文。 而現在,則出現了一種模仿樂器的口技,英文稱之為beatbox或beatboxing。 (zh)
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  • Kouji (Chinese: 口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry is combined with varying degrees of story telling, acting, and singing, it results in the basic structure for a Kouji performance. The sounds most commonly used in Kouji tend to be those of animals, such as birds or dogs, but with the advancement of technology, Kouji has also come to incorporate imitations of busses, planes, and modern weapons. It is also now common to use a microphone in the performance of Kouji. Often the Kouji of a highly skilled performer so accurately mimics real life sounds that if the audience were to close their eyes, they might not (en)
  • 人聲模仿萬物之聲音可稱為口技。在中國古代,口技和手技、頂技等項目並列在雜技之中,不過近來比較不做這樣的分類而將它視為一種獨特的表演藝術。口技的源由可以一直追溯至上古時代,人們為了狩獵,經常必須要模仿鳥獸的聲音來欺騙並引誘牠們以獵捕之,這種技巧慢慢地就發展成了現在的口技。 口技有幾種型式,一種形式就是模仿動物和日常生活物件所發出來的聲音,因為這只是製造單一的音效,技巧上比較單純。常見的有模仿貓狗叫聲、爆炸聲、汽機車發動的聲音、玻璃破碎的聲音、各種樂器的聲音和走路的聲音等等。某些表演者也會在口技表演的同時加入腹語術的技巧,讓聲音聽起來忽遠忽近,彷彿真的有個音源在移動似的。 另一種較為困難的就是模仿別人的聲音。這與音效模仿有顯著的不同在於表演者不但要能夠改變自己聲音,還必須在改變聲音的同時正常流利地說話。這種技巧自古以來就經常被使用在犯罪場合上,許多小說中都有描述神偷怪盜為了能夠輕易入侵各種場所,不但精通變裝同時聲音更是能喬裝得維妙維肖,而類似的技巧在今天的許多詐騙犯罪中亦常被使用。古籍《聊齋誌異》中記載一位奇人,他不但能夠模仿別人的聲音,甚至當他一開口,彷彿有七八個人同時在講話,其中男女老少都有,而且各自同時在講不同的話題。這以現代的角度來看或許有點誇大其詞,但充分地顯示這種模仿他人聲音的表演從古代就相當盛行。林嗣環也有《口技》一文。 (zh)
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