好戏 (hǎo) — a good play; an excellent performance; (sarcastic) a big scene; trouble; something interesting (often negative) about to happen
Definition
Literally 'a good show', 好戏 has two opposite uses: a genuinely wonderful performance, or (sarcastically) trouble brewing — 'just wait for the show'.
noun
a good playan excellent performance(sarcastic) a big scenetroublesomething interesting (often negative) about to happen
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 好戏。Dà jiā dōu lái kàn zhè chǎng hǎo.Everyone has come to watch this wonderful play.
- ，好戏。Tā yào shi zhī dào le zhēn xiàng, nà jiù yǒu hǎo kàn le.If he finds out the truth, there'll be trouble.
- ，好戏。Bié gāo xìng tài zǎo, hǎo hái zài hòu miàn ne.Don't celebrate too soon — the best (or worst) is yet to come.
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