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院本

Mandarin · pinyin yuàn běn

script for opera (esp. in Yuan times)

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院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis

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4–3 · yuan4 ben3

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(historical theater) Yuanben, a form of Chinese opera under the Jin and Yuan dynasties

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