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越劇

简越剧 · 繁越劇

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè jù

Shaoxing opera

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越: yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...
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剧: jù · theatrical plays, opera, drama

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4–4 · Yue4 ju4

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noun

(music) Yue opera; Shaoxing opera (a form of Chinese opera particularly popular in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai)
(colloquial) Vietnamese TV drama

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