地方戏 地方戲 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc 地方戏曲 地方戲曲 dì fāng xì qǔ local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc 倒嗓 dǎo sǎng (of a singer) to lose one's voice / (male opera singer's) voice change (at puberty) syn 倒仓 倒倉 dǎo cāng to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it) / voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty) 秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn 黄梅戏 黃梅戲 huáng méi xì Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui) 听戏 聽戲 tīng xì to attend an opera / to see an opera 二黄 二黃 èr huáng one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / Peking opera / also written 二簧[er4 huang2] / see also 西皮[xi1 pi2] syn 大戏 大戲 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) syn 歌手 gē shǒu singer syn 女歌手 nǚ gē shǒu female singer 歌迷 gē mí fan of a singer 游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range) 歌星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer syn 韩寒 韓寒 hán hán Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver 歌唱家 gē chàng jiā singer 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 伴唱 bàn chàng vocal accompaniment / to accompany a singer / to support of sb / to echo sb / to chime in with sb 歌姬 gē jī female singer syn 领唱 領唱 lǐng chàng to lead a chorus / choirmaster / leading singer 碧昂丝 碧昂絲 bì áng sī Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer 汪东城 汪東城 wāng dōng chéng Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor 声情并茂 聲情並茂 shēng qíng bìng mào (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom) syn 创作歌手 創作歌手 chuàng zuò gē shǒu singer-songwriter 蓝侬 藍儂 lán nóng John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter 李玟 lǐ wén Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress 林忆莲 林憶蓮 lín yì lián Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer 刘德华 劉德華 liú dé huá Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor 罗文 羅文 luó wén Roman Tam (1949-), Canto-pop singer 谭咏麟 譚詠麟 tán yǒng lín Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor 张国荣 張國榮 zhāng guó róng Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor 张惠妹 張惠妹 zhāng huì mèi A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer 周渝民 zhōu yú mín Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 商女 shāng nǚ female singer (archaic) 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利 埃爾維斯·普雷斯利 AierweisiPuleisili Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star 容祖儿 容祖兒 róng zǔ ér Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress 布兰妮·斯皮尔斯 布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯 BulanniSipiersi Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer 张柏芝 張柏芝 zhāng bó zhī Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer 张韶涵 張韶涵 zhāng sháo hán Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress 怪人奥尔·扬科维奇 怪人奧爾·揚科維奇 guairenAoerYangkeweiqi "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 手嶌·葵 ShoudaoKui TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer 朱孝天 zhū xiào tiān Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor 林心如 lín xīn rú Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer 梁靜茹 liáng jìng rú Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer / also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong 杨采妮 楊採妮 yáng cǎi nī Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer 民歌手 mín gē shǒu folk singer 泳儿 泳兒 yǒng ér Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer 炎亚纶 炎亞綸 yán yà lún Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer 王力宏 wáng lì hóng Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer 王君如 wáng jūn rú Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress 罗嘉良 羅嘉良 luó jiā liáng Gallen Lo (1962-), Hong Kong actor and singer 菲姬 fěi jī Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson, 1975-), US pop singer 蔡依林 cài yī lín Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer 猫王 貓王 māo wáng Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star / transliterated as 埃爾維斯·普雷斯利|埃尔维斯·普雷斯利[Ai1 er3 wei2 si1 · Pu3 lei2 si1 li4] 郑伊健 鄭伊健 zhèng yī jiàn Ekin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer 陈冠希 陳冠希 chén guān xī Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor 陈奕迅 陳奕迅 chén yì xùn Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor 陶喆 táo zhé David Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter 周璇 zhōu xuán Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress 孙燕姿 孫燕姿 sūn yàn zī Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter 手嶌葵 shǒu dǎo kuí TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer 李宇春 lǐ yǔ chūn Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer 王光良 wáng guāng liáng Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer 嘎嘎小姐 gā gā xiǎo jie Lady Gaga (1986-), US pop singer 埃尔维斯・普雷斯利 埃爾維斯・普雷斯利 āi ěr wéi sī · pǔ léi sī lì Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star 布兰妮・斯皮尔斯 布蘭妮・斯皮爾斯 bù lán nī · sī pí ěr sī Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer 怪人奥尔・扬科维奇 怪人奧爾・揚科維奇 guài rén ào ěr · yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 梁静茹 梁靜茹 liáng jìng rú Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer / also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong 麦当娜 麥當娜 mài dāng nà Madonna (1958-), US pop singer 巴布・狄伦 巴布・狄倫 bā bù · dí lún Bob Dylan, American folk singer (1941-) 贾斯汀・比伯 賈斯汀・比伯 jiǎ sī tīng · bǐ bà Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer 周华健 周華健 zhōu huá jiàn Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor 宋祖英 sòng zǔ yīng Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer 彭丽媛 彭麗媛 péng lì yuán Peng Liyuan (1962-), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4ping2] 惠特妮・休斯顿 惠特妮・休斯頓 huì tè nī · xiū sī dùn Whitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress 签唱会 簽唱會 qiān chàng huì (of a singer) autograph session / record signing event 范玮琪 范瑋琪 fàn wěi qí Christine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress 蕾哈娜 lěi hā nà Rihanna (1988-), Barbadian pop singer 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利 埃爾維斯·普雷斯利 āi ěr wéi sī · pǔ léi sī lì Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star 巴布·狄伦 巴布·狄倫 bā bù · dí lún Bob Dylan, American folk singer (1941-) 布兰妮·斯皮尔斯 布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯 bù lán nī · sī pí ěr sī Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer 怪人奥尔·扬科维奇 怪人奧爾·揚科維奇 guài rén ào ěr · yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 惠特妮·休斯顿 惠特妮·休斯頓 huì tè nī · xiū sī dùn Whitney Houston (1963-2012), American singer and actress 火星哥 huǒ xīng gē nickname of American singer Bruno Mars 贾斯汀·比伯 賈斯汀·比伯 jiǎ sī tīng · bǐ bà Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer 鸟叔 鳥叔 niǎo shū nickname of Korean singer PSY 忘词 忘詞 wàng cí (of a singer, actor etc) to forget one's lines 主唱 zhǔ chàng to sing the lead vocals / lead singer 原唱 yuán chàng to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song 歌后 gē hòu diva / famous or accomplished female singer 所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 前台 前臺 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground 小日本 xiǎo rì běn (derog.) Japanese person / Jap 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case syn 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower 