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地方戲

简地方戏 · 繁地方戲

Mandarin · pinyin dì fāng xì

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇 Yuè jù, Sichuan opera 川劇 Chuān jù, Henan opera 豫劇 Yù jù etc

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
戲: Look up this written character
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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4–1–4 · di4 fang1 xi4

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dei6 fong1 hei3

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noun

local opera; local drama; local theatre

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