qingyi female opera role
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qingyi (female role in traditional Chinese opera); old term for the role of dignified, virtuous female characters
Refers specifically to the 'blue gown' role type in Peking opera and other forms, typically portraying serious, married women of virtue. Still retained in some local opera genres.
Tā她
zài在
xì戏
bān班
zi子
lǐ里
chàng唱
zhèng正
dàn旦
。
She plays the qingyi role in the opera troupe.
Zhèng正
dàn旦
shì是
xì戏
qǔ曲
zhōng中
duān端
zhuāng庄
xián贤
shū淑
de的
nǚ女
xìng性
jué角
sè色
。
The zhengdan is the dignified and virtuous female character in traditional opera.
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Zhè这
ge个
jù剧
zhǒng种
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
zhèng正
dàn旦
zhè这
ge个
háng行
dàng当
míng名
chēng称
。
This opera genre still retains the term zhengdan for this role type.