one-man show; comic opera; monodrama
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
a play with only one character; monodrama
literaryA theatrical performance featuring a single actor.
Tā他
biǎo表
yǎn演
le了
yī一
duàn段
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
。
He performed a brilliant one-man show.
Zhè这
chǎng场
dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
duì对
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
gōng功
lì力
yāo要
qiú求
hěn很
gāo高
。
This monodrama places high demands on the actor's skill.
phrase
see entry for 【唱独角戏】
Refers to the idiom '唱独角戏', which means to perform a one-man show; to do something alone without help or support.
Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
ràng让
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
chàng唱
dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
。
You can't always leave me to do this by myself.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
biàn变
chéng成
le了
tā他
chàng唱
de的
dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
。
This project has turned into his one-man show.
noun
comic opera; farce
A traditional form of comic drama, especially popular in the Shanghai and Jiangsu-Zhejiang regions.
Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
qù去
kàn看
le了
yī一
chǎng场
dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
We went to see a comic opera performance over the weekend.
Dú独
jiǎo脚
xì戏
shì是
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
fēi非
wù物
zhì质
wén文
huà化
yí遗
chǎn产
。
Comic opera is an intangible cultural heritage of Shanghai.