戏曲 xìqǔ Chinese opera
How to remember 戏曲: 戏 play + 曲 bend = Chinese opera.
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How it is used
- Traditional Chinese opera (as a genre): 中国戏曲 (Zhōngguó xìqǔ), which includes 京剧 (Peking opera) and other regional forms.
- An umbrella term for classical Chinese sung theater.
- Distinguish from 歌剧 (gējù, Western-style opera) and 戏剧 (xìjù, drama/theater broadly).