Meaning of 正旦
正旦 means qingyi (female role in traditional Chinese opera); old term for the role of dignified, virtuous female characters. Pronounced zhèng dàn.
- qingyi (female role in traditional Chinese opera); old term for the role of dignified, virtuous female characters
Definitions & Examples
Tā她
zài在
xì戏
bān班
zi子
lǐ里
chàng唱
zhèng正
dàn旦
。
She plays the qingyi role in the opera troupe.
Zhèng正
dàn旦
shì是
xì戏
qǔ曲
zhōng中
duān端
zhuāng庄
xián贤
shū淑
de的
nǚ女
xìng性
jué角
sè色
。
The zhengdan is the dignified and virtuous female character in traditional opera.
Zhè这
ge个
jù剧
zhǒng种
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
zhèng正
dàn旦
zhè这
ge个
háng行
dàng当
míng名
chēng称
。
This opera genre still retains the term zhengdan for this role type.