The story
- French · borrowed fromombres chinoises
- English todayombres chinoises
From French ombres chinoises (literally “Chinese shadows”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ombres chinoises
Today it means: A type of shadow puppetry where silhouettes of figures, often cardboard cutouts, are projected onto a screen to tell stories. Full definition →
French ombres chinoises