Search results for ‘opera’
Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 201)
- 歌剧
- [gējù]
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- 肥皂剧(肥皂劇)
- [féizàojù]
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Soap opera: a television series depicting daily life.
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- 地方戏(地方戲)
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An opera originating and prevalent in a certain area, sung in a special style and local characteristics, such as Shaoxing opera, Sichuan opera, Henan opera, Shaanxi opera, Huangmei opera, etc.
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- 昆曲
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Kun opera; a local opera that is sang in tune of Kun opera; it is popular over south of Jiangsu and Beijing, Hebei, etc. Also 昆剧.
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Tune of Kun opera.
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- 粤剧(粵劇)
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One of the Chinese operas from the Qing Dynasty. The melody is developed from Beijing, Hebei or Henan opera; Melodies of Kunqu opera, Yiyang opera, etc. and absorbing folk ditties of southern music, Cantonese opera. It is popular in Guangdong, southern Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macao.
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English Dictionary (1-3 of 3)
- opera
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- 1. an extended dramatic work in which music constitutes a dominating feature, either consisting of separate recitatives, arias, and choruses, or having a continuous musical structure
- 2. the branch of music or drama represented by such works
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the score, libretto, etc, of an opera
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a theatre where opera is performed
- 5. C17: via Italian from Latin: work, a work, plural of opus work
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- opera
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- opus
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- 1. an artistic composition, esp a musical work
- 2. C18: from Latin: a work; compare Sanskrit apas work
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Examples (1-5 of 214)
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to bespeak a box at the opera
- 预定戏院包厢席
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opera-going
- 去歌剧院(看歌剧)
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the opera season
- 戏剧季节
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to buy two seats to the opera
- 买两张歌剧票
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We started dating the evening that we went to the opera.
- 我们就是在去剧院那晚开始约会的。
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