花脸 (huā liǎn) — painted-face male role in Chinese opera (the 净 role)

Definition

Examples

• 京剧花脸的表演需要很强的功力和节奏感。
  Jīng jù huā liǎn de biǎo yǎn xū yào hěn qiáng de gōng lì hé jié zòu gǎn.
  Performing a painted-face male role in Peking opera requires great skill and sense of rhythm.
• 这位演员的花脸扮相非常威武，观众都鼓掌叫好。
  Zhè wèi yǎn yuán de huā liǎn bàn xiàng fēi cháng wēi wǔ, guān zhòng dōu gǔ zhǎng jiào hǎo.
  This actor's painted-face costume and makeup looked very majestic, and the audience applauded and cheered.
• 在《霸王别姬》里，项羽就是花脸，以黑脸为主。
  Zài 《bà wáng bié jī》 lǐ, xiàng yǔ jiù shì huā liǎn, yǐ hēi liǎn wéi zhǔ.
  In Farewell My Concubine, Xiang Yu is a painted-face role, mainly with a black face.