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花燈戲

简花灯戏 · 繁花燈戲

Mandarin · pinyin huā dēng xì

opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
戲: Look up this written character
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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1–1–4 · hua1 deng1 xi4

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faa1 dang1 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 花燈戲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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