Meaning of 上口字
上口字 means characters in Peking opera pronounced according to traditional stage diction (differing from standard Beijing Mandarin). Pronounced shàng kǒu zì.
- characters in Peking opera pronounced according to traditional stage diction (differing from standard Beijing Mandarin)
Definitions & Examples
"
jiān尖
"
zì字
zài在
jīng京
jù剧
zhōng中
shì是
shàng上
kǒu口
zì字
，
dú读
yīn音
jiē接
jìn近
ziānz
i
ā
n
。
The character '尖' is a shàngkǒuzì in Peking opera, pronounced similarly to 'ziān'.
Xué学
xí习
jīng京
jù剧
bì必
xū须
zhǎng掌
wò握
shàng上
kǒu口
zì字
de的
tè特
shū殊
niàn念
fǎ法
。
To study Peking opera, one must master the special pronunciation of shàngkǒuzì.
"
liǎn脸
"
zì字
zuò作
wéi为
shàng上
kǒu口
zì字
shí时
niàn念
jiǎnj
bùi
niànǎ
liǎnn
，
不
念
l
i
ǎ
n
。
The character '脸' is pronounced 'jiǎn' rather than 'liǎn' when used as a shàngkǒuzì.
Shàng上
kǒu口
zì字
de的
dú读
yīn音
bǎo保
liú留
le了
gǔ古
hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
fā发
yīn音
tè特
diǎn点
。
The pronunciation of shàngkǒuzì preserves the phonological features of ancient Chinese.
Measure Words
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