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定場詩

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Mandarin · pinyin dìng chǎng shī

first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)

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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
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场: chǎng · open space, field, market
诗: shī · poetry; poem, verse, ode

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4–3–1 · ding4 chang3 shi1

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