"C-pop" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: C- + pop, A modification of J-pop, with C standing for Chinese. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|C|pop}} C- + pop, {{m|en|J-pop}} J-pop Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} C-pop (uncountable)
  1. (music) Chinese pop music influenced by western genres. It consists of two subgenres, Cantopop and Mandopop, though the gap between them has been narrowing. Wikipedia link: C-pop Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Categories (place): China Synonyms: C-Pop, Cpop, CPop Related terms: Cantopop, Mandopop, J-pop, K-pop, HK-pop, T-pop, V-pop Translations (Chinese pop music): 中文流行音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 中文流行音乐 (Zhōngwén liúxíng yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), C-pop [feminine] (French), pop chinoise [feminine] (French), C-Pop [masculine] (German), C-POP (Shī-poppu) (Japanese), 中華ポップ (Chūka-poppu) (Japanese), 中華ポップス (Chūka-poppusu) (Japanese), シー・ポップ (Shī-poppu) (Japanese), C팝 (si-pap) (Korean), सी-पॉप (sī-pŏp) [neuter] (Marathi), кита́йский поп (kitájskij pop) [masculine] (Russian), си-по́п (si-póp) [masculine] (Russian), кита́йская поп-му́зыка (kitájskaja pop-múzyka) [feminine] (Russian)

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