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戲

简 戏 · 繁 戲
Mandarin · pinyin xì

Meanings

  1. trick
  2. drama
  3. play
  4. show
  5. Classifier: 齣 chū, 場 chǎng, 臺 tái
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戲
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戏
xì · theatrical play, show
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4 · xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fai1 · fu1 · hei3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. to play; to amuse; to have fun
  2. to tease; to chaff
  3. theatrical play; show; theater; opera (Classifier: 齣／出 m c mn; 部 m)
  4. (dialectal) movie; film (Classifier: 齣／出 c; 套 c)
  5. (Cantonese) scene (Classifier: 場／场 c)
  6. (figurative) interesting part; hope
  7. (Penang Hokkien) program, programme: a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

character

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 呼 (“to shout”), used in 於戲／於戏 (wūhū)

character

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 羲 (xī), used in 伏戲／伏戏
  2. (obsolete) slanting; steep
  3. Used in place names.

character

  1. only used in 戲氏阪／戏氏阪

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