"Peking opera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Peking operas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Peking opera (countable and uncountable, plural Peking operas)
  1. (music) A form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. Wikipedia link: Peking opera Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Categories (place): Beijing Synonyms: Beijing opera, jingju, jingxi Related terms: Yueju opera, Shaoxing Opera, Cantonese opera Translations (form of Chinese theatre): 京戲 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 京戏 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 京劇 (Chinese Cantonese), 京剧 (ging¹ kek⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 京劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 京剧 (Jīngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), 京戲 (Chinese Mandarin), 京戏 (Jīngxì) (Chinese Mandarin), 國劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 国剧 (Guójù) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 平劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 平剧 (Píngjù) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), Pekingin ooppera (Finnish), opéra de Pékin [masculine] (French), opéra de Beijing [masculine] (French), Peking-Oper [feminine] (German), Pekingoper [feminine] (German), pekingi opera (Hungarian), 京劇 (Kyōgeki) (alt: きょうげき) (Japanese), ジンジュウ (Jinjū) (Japanese), 경극 (Gyeonggeuk) (alt: 京劇) (Korean), Бээжин дуурь (Beežin duurʹ) (Mongolian), пеки́нская о́пера (pekínskaja ópera) [feminine] (Russian), цзинцзю́й (czinczjúj) [masculine] (Russian), Kinh kịch (alt: 京劇) (Vietnamese), kinh hí (Vietnamese)

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