独角戏 (dú jiǎo xì) — monodrama; one-person play; one-man show; solo comedy performance; comic talk; stand-up routine (in the Chinese performing-arts tradition)

Definition

Literally 'one-horn play': a solo performance or one-person show (theater, comic routine). Also used figuratively when one person does all the work without help, e.g. 唱独角戏 ('carrying the whole show alone').

noun
monodramaone-person playone-man showsolo comedy performancecomic talkstand-up routine (in the Chinese performing-arts tradition)
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Beispiele

  • 独角戏
    Zhè chǎng dú jiǎo xì fēi cháng jīng cǎi, guān zhòng zhǎng shēng bú duàn.
    This one-man show was brilliant — the audience kept applauding.
  • 独角戏
    Tā yí gè rén zài tái shàng yǎn le èr shí fēn zhōng de dú jiǎo xì.
    He performed a monodrama alone on stage for twenty minutes.
  • 独角戏
    Méi yǒu dā dàng, tā zhǐ néng chàng dú jiǎo xì.
    Without a partner, she could only carry the whole show by herself.
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