Jin/Yuan opera script; drama
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
opera script performed in hangyuan during Jin and Yuan dynasties; later referring broadly to zaju and chuanqi in Ming and Qing dynasties
archaicA historical term specific to Chinese theater history, referring to early forms of scripted drama before the maturation of zaju.
Yuàn院
běn本
shì是
yán研
jiū究
Zhōng中
guó国
xì戏
qǔ曲
shǐ史
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zī资
liào料
。
Yuanben scripts are important materials for studying the history of Chinese opera.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
biǎo表
yǎn演
xíng形
shì式
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
Jīn金
Yuán元
shí时
qī期
de的
yuàn院
běn本
。
This performance form originated from the yuanben of the Jin and Yuan periods.
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Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qí期
，
yuàn院
běn本
yī一
cí词
fàn泛
zhǐ指
gè各
lèi类
zá杂
jù剧
hé和
chuán传
qí奇
。
During the Ming and Qing periods, the term yuanben generally referred to various types of zaju and chuanqi.