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 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 比例尺 bǐ lì chǐ scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale syn 台秤 檯秤 tái chèng platform scale / (dialect) counter scale / bench scale syn 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 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 三弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra syn 刻度 kè dù marked scale / graduated scale 小规模渔业 xiǎo guī mú yú yè small-scale commercial fisheries / small-scale fisheries 给养发放表 給養發放表 ration scale / ration scales / scale of issue for rations 图解比例尺 圖解比例尺 linear scale / graphical scale (of a map or chart) 案秤 àn chèng counter scale / bench scale syn 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 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 大型企业 大型企業 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn 粗放 cū fàng extensive / expansive / large-scale syn 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 大一统 大一統 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification syn 大兴土木 大興土木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction syn 小惩大诫 小懲大誡 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition 大范围 大範圍 dà fàn wéi large-scale 百团大战 百團大戰 bǎi tuán dà zhàn Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists 人肉搜索引擎 rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng human flesh search engine / a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang) 奏鸣曲式 奏鳴曲式 zòu míng qǔ shì sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music) 建三江 jiàn sān jiāng Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang 赖昌星 賴昌星 lài chāng xīng Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008 鸿图大计 鴻圖大計 hóng tú dà jì important large scale project 大型项目 dài xíng xiàng mù large-scale project 大比例尺 large-scale 大规模渔业 大規模漁業 large-scale fisheries 良好的大型工业方法 良好的大型工業方法 Good Industrial Large-scale Practice 超大规模集成 超大規模集成 Very Large Scale Integration 大进大出 大進大出 dà jìn dà chū large-scale import and export 大面积 大面積 dà miàn jī large area / (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 五音 wǔ yīn five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1] 徵 zhǐ 4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol 合四乙尺工 hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la 合四乙尺工 hé sì yǐ chě gōng names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 青衣 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4] syn 戏曲 戲曲 xì qǔ Chinese opera syn 全本 quán běn whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera) 开打 開打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows 叫板 jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song) / (coll.) to challenge 武打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance syn 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera syn 套数 套數 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses) syn 老生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) syn 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) 票友 piào yǒu an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera) 武生 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 名伶 míng líng famous actor or actress (Chinese opera) syn 西皮 xī pí one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / see also 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2] 旦角 dàn jiǎo Dan, female roles in Chinese opera (played by specialized male actors) syn 旦角 dàn jué dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 京胡 jīng hú jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京二胡 老旦 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera 正旦 zhèng dàn starring female role in a Chinese opera syn 票 piào ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhang1] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions syn 旦 dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 梨园子弟 梨園子弟 lí yuán zǐ dì Chinese opera performers 京二胡 jīng èr hú jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京胡 剧坛 劇壇 jù tán the world of Chinese opera / theatrical circles 吊嗓子 diào sǎng zi voice training (for Chinese opera) syn 正生 zhèng shēng starring male role in a Chinese opera 武旦 wǔ dàn female military role in a Chinese opera 盔头 盔頭 kuī tou decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role 票友儿 票友兒 piào yǒu r an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera) 脚色 腳色 jué sè background (one's origin) / role (esp in Chinese opera) 贴旦 貼旦 tiē dàn female supporting actress in a Chinese opera 贴生 貼生 tiē shēng male supporting actor in a Chinese opera 鼓点子 鼓點子 gǔ diǎn zi drumbeat / (Chinese opera) clapper beats 刀马旦 刀馬旦 dāo mǎ dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera 闺门旦 閨門旦 guī mén dàn young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera 闹场 鬧場 nào chǎng gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera / to create a disturbance 小嗓 xiǎo sǎng falsetto (in Chinese opera) 髯口 rán kou artificial beard worn by Chinese opera actors 铜锤 銅錘 tóng chuí mace (weapon) / (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉|铜锤花脸[tong2chui2 hua1lian3]) syn 铜锤花脸 銅錘花臉 tóng chuí huā liǎn (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role 乾旦 qián dàn male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera) 