倒彩 (dào cǎi) — booing, jeering, catcalls (from an audience to show disapproval); (in opera) a coordinated jeer when a performer makes a mistake
Definition
倒彩 (dào cǎi) is a coordinated, audience-driven jeer or boo — especially the traditional practice in Chinese opera where a crowd catcalls a performer who slips up. It is not casual one-person grumbling but a collective audible judgment.
noun
booingjeeringcatcalls (from an audience to show disapproval)(in opera) a coordinated jeer when a performer makes a mistake
Examples
- 倒彩。Guān zhòng duì yǎn yuán de shī wù bào yǐ yí piàn dào cǎi.The audience responded to the actor's mistake with a wave of booing.
- ，倒彩。Tā zài tái shàng chàng pò le yí gè yīn, dùn shí dào cǎi sì qǐ.He cracked a note on stage, and immediately catcalls arose from all sides.
- 倒彩。Jīng jù lǎo guān zhòng yǒu shí huì yòng dào cǎi lái kǎo yàn yǎn yuán de xīn lǐ sù zhì.Veteran Beijing opera audiences sometimes use booing to test performers' mental toughness.
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