Meaning of 韵白
韵白 means traditional stage speech in Peking Opera (spoken with classical pronunciation distinct from standard Beijing dialect); rhymed dialogue in traditional Chinese opera (with regular meter and end rhymes). Pronounced yùn bái.
- traditional stage speech in Peking Opera (spoken with classical pronunciation distinct from standard Beijing dialect)
- rhymed dialogue in traditional Chinese opera (with regular meter and end rhymes)
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
shēng生
shàng上
tái台
yī一
bān般
dōu都
yòng用
yùn韵
bái白
。
Lao sheng roles generally use traditional stage speech when entering the stage.
Jīng京
jù剧
yùn韵
bái白
bǎo保
liú留
le了
zhōng中
zhōu州
yùn韵
de的
gǔ古
yīn音
tè特
diǎn点
。
Peking Opera's traditional stage speech preserves the ancient phonetic features of Zhongzhou rhyme schemes.