yuàn
běn

technical
archaic
noun

Meaning of 院本

院本 means opera script performed in hangyuan during Jin and Yuan dynasties; later referring broadly to zaju and chuanqi in Ming and Qing dynasties. Pronounced yuàn běn.

  • opera script performed in hangyuan during Jin and Yuan dynasties; later referring broadly to zaju and chuanqi in Ming and Qing dynasties

Definitions & Examples

Yuàn
běn
shì
yán
jiū
Zhōng
guó
shǐ
de
zhòng
yào
liào
 

Yuanben scripts are important materials for studying the history of Chinese opera.

Zhè
zhǒng
biǎo
yǎn
xíng
shì
yuán
Jīn
Yuán
shí
de
yuàn
běn
 

This performance form originated from the yuanben of the Jin and Yuan periods.

Míng
Qīng
shí
 
yuàn
běn
fàn
zhǐ
lèi
chuán
 

During the Ming and Qing periods, the term yuanben generally referred to various types of zaju and chuanqi.

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