Meaning of 武旦
武旦 means a female warrior role in traditional Chinese opera specializing in martial arts, acrobatics, and combat scenes. Pronounced wǔ dàn.
- a female warrior role in traditional Chinese opera specializing in martial arts, acrobatics, and combat scenes
Definitions & Examples
Tā她
zài在
jīng京
jù剧
tuán团
zhuān专
gōng攻
wǔ武
dàn旦
，
shēn身
shǒu手
fēi非
cháng常
jiǎo矫
jiàn健
。
She specializes in the martial female role at the Peking Opera troupe and is remarkably agile.
Zhè这
chū出
xì戏
lǐ里
de的
wǔ武
dàn旦
xū需
yào要
lián连
xù续
zuò做
jǐ几
gè个
gāo高
nán难
dù度
kōng空
fān翻
。
The martial female role in this play needs to perform several consecutive difficult somersaults.
Wǔ武
dàn旦
yǔ与
dāo刀
mǎ马
dàn旦
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
qū区
bié别
zài在
yú于
chàng唱
gōng功
de的
bǐ比
zhòng重
。
The main difference between the martial female role and the warrior-horse role lies in the proportion of singing required.