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Peking_opera

Peking opera

English

Noun

Peking opera ‎(uncountable)

(music) A form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

Synonyms

Beijing opera
Jingju
Jingxi

Translations

form of Chinese theatre

Chinese:

Cantonese: 京劇, 京剧 ‎(ging¹ kek⁶)

Mandarin: 京劇 (zh), 京剧 (zh) ‎(Jīngjù), 京戲 (zh), 京戏 (zh) ‎(Jīngxì), 國劇 (zh), 国剧 (zh) ‎(Guójù) (chiefly Taiwan), 平劇 (zh), 平剧 (zh) ‎(Píngjù) (chiefly Taiwan)

Min Nan: 京戲 (zh-min-nan), 京戏 ‎(kiaⁿ-hì)
Finnish: Pekingin (fi) ooppera (fi)

French: opéra de Pékin m, opéra de Beijing m
German: Peking-Oper f, Pekingoper f
Japanese: 京劇 ‎(きょうげき, Kyōgeki), ジンジュウ ‎(Jinjū)
Korean: 경극 ‎(Gyeong-geuk) (京劇 (ko))
Mongolian: Бээжин дуурь ‎(Beežin duurʹ)
Russian: пеки́нская о́пера f ‎(pekínskaja ópera), цзинцзю́й m ‎(czinczjúj)
Vietnamese: Kinh kịch (京劇), kinh hí

See also

Yueju opera
Shaoxing Opera
Cantonese opera