líng

common
noun
archaic

Meaning of

伶 means traditional opera actor/actress; old-time entertainer. Pronounced líng.

  • traditional opera actor/actress; old-time entertainer

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Zhè
wèi
lǎo
líng
rén
shì
jīng
jiè
de
tài
dòu
 

This veteran opera performer is a leading figure in the Peking Opera circle.

Méi
Lánfāng
shì
Zhōngguó
jìn
dài
zuì
zhù
míng
de
nán
líng
zhī
 
 
 

Mei Lanfang was one of the most famous male opera performers in modern China.

Kūn
líng
zài
jiù
shí
jiè
céng
miàn
lín
zhū
duō
xiàn
zhì
 

Female opera performers faced many restrictions in the traditional opera circle.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
líng
gōng
zài
tái
shàng
biǎo
yǎn
le
shí
duō
nián
 

This veteran performer has been on stage for over seventy years.

Wǎn
qīng
shí
de
míng
líng
duō
shàn
cháng
duō
zhǒng
mén
lèi
 

Most famous performers in the late Qing Dynasty were skilled in multiple types of traditional opera.