Meaning of 看家戏
看家戏 means specialty play; signature piece; tour de force. Pronounced kān jiā xì.
- specialty play; signature piece; tour de force
Definitions & Examples
《
Bà霸
wáng王
Bié别
Jī姬
》
shì是
zhè这
ge个
jīng京
jù剧
tuán团
de的
kān看
jiā家
xì戏
。
"Farewell My Concubine" is the signature piece of this Beijing opera troupe.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
shēng生
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
kān看
jiā家
xì戏
shì是
《
Sì四
láng郎
Tàn探
Mǔ母
》
。
That veteran male actor's specialty play is "Silang Visits His Mother."
Měi每
cì次
xún巡
yǎn演
，
tā他
men们
dōu都
huì会
bǎ把
jǐ几
chū出
kān看
jiā家
xì戏
zuò作
wéi为
yā压
zhòu轴
jié节
mù目
。
During every tour, they use several of their signature pieces as the finale.
Zhè这
ge个
xì戏
bān班
zi子
jiù就
shì是
kào靠
zhè这
jǐ几
chū出
kān看
jiā家
xì戏
zǒu走
nán南
chuǎng闯
běi北
de的
。
This theatrical troupe has traveled all over the country relying on these few signature plays.
Relations
Measure Words
出/ chū
Primary
场/ chǎng
部/ bù