大花脸 (dà) — (Beijing opera) painted-face role (for heroic or fierce characters); (colloquial) dirty face
Definition
A Beijing opera painted-face role for heroic or fierce characters (the 'jing' 净 role). Colloquially, it also means a dirty, mud-smeared face — literally a 'big painted face'.
noun
(Beijing opera) painted-face role (for heroic or fierce characters)(colloquial) dirty face
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大花脸。Tā zài jīng jù lǐ yǎn dà.He plays the painted-face role in Beijing opera.
- ，大花脸。Tā liǎn shàng dōu shì ní, chéng le dà.His face is all mud, so he has a dirty face.
- 大花脸。dà De biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi.The performance of the painted-face role is very exciting.
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