Meaning of 红生
红生 means a 'sheng' (male) role in Chinese opera with a red painted face. Pronounced hóng shēng.
- a 'sheng' (male) role in Chinese opera with a red painted face
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jīng京
jù剧
《
Zǒu走
Mài麦
Chéng城
》
zhōng中
，
Guān关
Yǔ羽
yóu由
hóng红
shēng生
bàn扮
yǎn演
。
In the Peking opera 'The Defeat at Maicheng,' Guan Yu is played by a red-faced 'sheng' actor.
Tā他
zhuān专
gōng攻
hóng红
shēng生
，
shàn擅
cháng长
shì饰
yǎn演
Guān关
Yǔ羽
zhè这
yàng样
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
rén人
wù物
。
He specializes in the red-faced 'sheng' role and is adept at portraying heroic figures like Guan Yu.
Hóng红
shēng生
shì是
shēng生
jué角
zhōng中
yī一
gè个
dú独
tè特
de的
fēn分
zhī支
。
The red-faced 'sheng' is a unique branch within the 'sheng' role category.