丑角 (chǒu jué) — clown role in Chinese opera; buffoon
Definition
A specific stock role in Chinese opera — the painted-face comic character whose job is to make the audience laugh. In everyday speech it also means any buffoon who acts silly for laughs.
noun
clown role in Chinese operabuffoon
Examples
- 丑角。Tā zài jīng jù zhōng bàn yǎn yí gè chǒu jué.He plays a clown role in Beijing opera.
- 丑角。Zhè ge chǒu jué de biǎo yǎn ràng guān zhòng xiào dé qián yǎng hòu hé.This clown's performance made the audience laugh uncontrollably.
- 丑角。Bié zài zhèng shì chǎng hé dāng chǒu jué.Don't act like a buffoon in formal occasions.
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