gēzǎixì

歌仔戏

Word · NounTraditional歌仔戲

Taiwanese opera; gezaixi; Xiangju

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Meanings

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noun

Taiwanese opera; gezaixi; traditional folk opera of Taiwan originating from local ballads and mountain songs

Also known as 芗剧 (Xiangju) in Fujian province. Performances typically feature singing in Taiwanese Hokkien dialect with distinctive musical accompaniment.

Gē歌
zǎi仔
xì戏
shì是
Tái台
wān湾
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
yì艺
shù术
zhī之
yī一
 。

Taiwanese opera is one of Taiwan's most important traditional arts.

Ā阿
mā嬷
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
dōu都
yào要
kàn看
gē歌
zǎi仔
xì戏
 。

Grandma watches gezaixi every evening.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gē歌
zǎi仔
xì戏
zài在
Fú福
jiàn建
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
xiāng芗
jù剧
 。

This type of opera is called Xiangju in Fujian.

Nà那
chū出
gē歌
zǎi仔
xì戏
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
Chén陈
Sān三
Wǔ五
Niáng娘
de的
gù故
shi事
 。

That gezaixi performance tells the story of Chen San and Wu Niang.