单口相声 (dān kǒu xiàng shēng) — solo comic monologue / one-person stand-up comedy (traditional Chinese style)
Definition
A traditional Chinese comic performance by one performer alone, who voices all characters. Contrast with 对口相声 (two performers) and 群口相声 (three or more).
noun
solo comic monologue / one-person stand-up comedy (traditional Chinese style)
Examples
- 单口相声。Tā biǎo yǎn de yí duàn dān kǒu xiàng shēng ràng quán chǎng guān zhòng dōu xiào dé tíng bú xià lái.His solo comic monologue had the entire audience laughing non-stop.
- 单口相声，。dān kǒu xiàng shēng De nán dù hěn dà, yīn wèi yí gè rén yào mó fǎng hǎo jǐ zhǒng jué sè.Solo comic dialogue is very difficult because one person has to imitate several different characters.
- 单口相声。Zuó tiān wǒ zài chá guǎn lǐ tīng le yí duàn chuán tǒng de dān kǒu xiàng shēng.Yesterday I listened to a traditional solo comic monologue at the teahouse.
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