哑剧 (yǎ jù) — pantomime (silent theatrical performance using…

Definition

哑剧 (yǎ jù) means 'pantomime' — theatrical performance using only gestures and facial expressions, with no spoken words.

noun

pantomime (silent theatrical performance using gestures and expressions)

Measure word · 部

哑剧。
Zuó wǎn wǒ qù jù yuàn kàn le yì chǎng jīng cǎi de yǎ jù.
Last night I went to the theater and watched a wonderful pantomime.
哑剧。
Zhè wèi yǎ jù yǎn yuán de dòng zuò fēi cháng shēng dòng.
This pantomime actor's movements are very vivid.
哑剧，。
yǎ jù Hé huà jù bù tóng, tā wán quán bù shǐ yòng yǔ yán.
Pantomime is different from stage plays; it uses no language at all.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

哑 means mute and 剧 means drama, so the sense is a drama without speech.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 啞; 哑 is its simplified writing.

口亞啞

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

亞

亞yā啞

Same sound today

In the traditional form 啞, 口 shows the idea of mouth, and 亞 supplies the pronunciation; the simplified 哑 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

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