female performer; actress
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
female performer; actress
archaicA somewhat old-fashioned term for a female performer, especially in traditional Chinese opera.
Tā她
shì是
yī一
wèi位
yǒu有
míng名
de的
jīng京
jù剧
kūn坤
líng伶
。
She is a famous Peking opera actress.
Zhè这
wèi位
kūn坤
líng伶
de的
chàng唱
gōng功
fēi非
cháng常
chū出
sè色
。
This actress's singing skills are outstanding.
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Dāng当
nián年
de的
xì戏
bān班
lǐ里
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
wèi位
kūn坤
líng伶
。
There were several female performers in the troupe back then.