hóu

noun
cultural
performance

Meaning of 猴戏

猴戏 means monkey show; performance featuring trained monkeys dressed in clothes and masks, imitating human actions; opera performance featuring the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) as the protagonist. Pronounced hóu xì.

  • monkey show; performance featuring trained monkeys dressed in clothes and masks, imitating human actions
  • opera performance featuring the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) as the protagonist

Definitions & Examples

Miào
huì
shàng
yǒu
jīng
cǎi
de
hóu
biǎo
yǎn
 

There are wonderful monkey shows at the temple fair.

qián
jiē
tóu
cháng
yǒu
shuǎ
hóu
de
rén
 

In the past, street performers who played monkey shows were often seen.

zhī
hóu
zi
zài
hóu
zhōng
dài
zhe
miàn
xíng
chē
 

That monkey wore a mask and rode a bicycle in the monkey show.

Relations

Measure Words

/ chǎng
Primary
/ chū