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Meaning of 西皮

西皮 means Xipi, a vocal style in traditional Chinese opera, accompanied by the huqin. Pronounced xī pí.

  • Xipi, a vocal style in traditional Chinese opera, accompanied by the huqin

Definitions & Examples

Jīng
西
èr
huáng
wéi
zhǔ
yào
shēng
qiāng
 

Peking opera mainly uses Xipi and Erhuang as its primary vocal styles.

Zhè
duàn
西
liú
shuǐ
chàng
de
hěn
yǒu
yùn
wèi
 

This Xipi section in fast tempo is sung with great flavor.

qín
shì
bàn
zòu
西
de
zhǔ
yào
yuè
 

The huqin is the main instrument used to accompany Xipi.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ duàn