female performer; actress (in traditional theater)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
female performer; actress (in traditional Chinese theater)
archaicA historical term used before the mid-20th century for female actors in traditional opera (e.g., Peking opera, Kunqu). Now largely archaic. In modern Japanese, '女優' (jyoyū) means 'actress' in general.
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
zhè这
wèi位
nǚ女
yōu优
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
fēi非
cháng常
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
During the Republican era, this actress's performances were very popular.
Nà那
jiā家
xì戏
bān班
yǐ以
yōng拥
yǒu有
duō多
wèi位
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
nǚ女
yōu优
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
That theater troupe was famous for having several excellent female performers.