qiāng

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Meaning of 哭腔

哭腔 means weeping tune; melodramatic vocal style used to express crying in Chinese opera; tearful tone; voice trembling with emotion as if about to cry. Pronounced kū qiāng.

  • weeping tune; melodramatic vocal style used to express crying in Chinese opera
  • tearful tone; voice trembling with emotion as if about to cry

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
qīng
de
qiāng
chàng
de
měi
dòng
rén
 

This Qingyi actress's weeping tune is sung with poignant beauty.

Xué
jīng
 
zhǎng
qiāng
hěn
yǒu
tiǎo
zhàn
xìng
 

Learning Peking opera, mastering the weeping tune is quite challenging.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ duàn