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龍套

简龙套 · 繁龍套

Mandarin · pinyin lóng tào

costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
walk-on

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套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–4 · long2 tao4

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lung4 tou3

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noun

costume with dragon designs, worn by groups of soldiers or attendants in traditional opera
actor playing a walk-on part in traditional opera; utility man

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