薌劇

See also: 芗剧

Chinese

		(Fujian drama)	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (薌劇)		薌	劇
simp. (芗剧)		芗	剧

Etymology

From 薌／芗 (xiāng), short for 薌江／芗江, an alternative name for Zhangzhou + 劇／剧 (jù, “opera”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ kek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiong-kio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangjyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chü⁴
    • Yale: syāng-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangjiuh
    • Palladius: сянцзюй (sjanczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ kek⁶
    • Yale: hēung kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-kio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: hiong-kio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiongkiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ³³ kiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔk̚⁴/

Noun

薌劇

1. (music) a branch of Taiwanese opera popular in Zhangzhou

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 本地戲仔／本地戏仔