Meaning of 洒狗血
洒狗血 means (of opera actors) to overact; to resort to cheap tricks or gratuitous stunts; to ham it up. Pronounced sǎ gǒu xiě.
- (of opera actors) to overact; to resort to cheap tricks or gratuitous stunts; to ham it up
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
tái台
shàng上
sǎ洒
gǒu狗
xiě血
，
guān观
zhòng众
kàn看
de得
shí十
fēn分
gān尴
gà尬
。
He was hamming it up on stage, making the audience feel extremely awkward.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
yǎn演
jì技
zā扎
shí实
，
cóng从
bù不
zài在
xì戏
lǐ里
sǎ洒
gǒu狗
xiě血
。
This veteran artist has solid acting skills and never resorts to cheap theatrics in performance.
Dǎo导
yǎn演
pī批
píng评
tā他
sǎ洒
gǒu狗
xiě血
pò破
huài坏
le了
zhěng整
bù部
xì戏
de的
yì意
jìng境
。
The director criticized him for overacting, which ruined the artistic mood of the entire play.