yuèjù

越剧

Word · NounTraditional越劇

Yue Opera; Shaoxing Opera

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Meanings

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1.

noun

Yue Opera; Shaoxing Opera

One of the major Chinese opera genres, originating from Shengzhou, Zhejiang. Known for its graceful, lyrical style and predominantly female performers.

Yuè越
jù剧
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
dì第
èr二
dà大
jù剧
zhǒng种
 。

Yue Opera is the second largest opera genre in China.

Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
yuè越
jù剧
 。

She has loved watching Yue Opera since childhood.

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Zhè这
bù部
yuè越
jù剧
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
Liáng梁
Shān山
bó伯
yǔ与
Zhù祝
Yīng英
tái台
de的
gù故
shi事
 。

This Yue Opera tells the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Yuè越
jù剧
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
Zhè浙
jiāng江
Shèng嵊
zhōu州
 ,
yóu由
dāng当
dì地
mín民
gē歌
fā发
zhǎn展
ér而
chéng成
 。

Yue Opera originated in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, and developed from local folk songs.