戲院

简 戏院 · 繁 戲院
Mandarin · pinyin xì yuàn

Meanings

  1. theater; cinema
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戲
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院
yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
戏
xì · theatrical play, show
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4–4 · xi4 yuan4

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hei3 jyun2

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noun

  1. theater (building where performances are given); playhouse (Classifier: 座 m; 間/间 c)
  2. (chiefly Cantonese, Malaysian Mandarin, Singapore Mandarin) cinema; movie theater (Classifier: 座 m; 間/间 c)

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