Definition
好戏 literally means 'a good play' or 'a fine performance', but it's far more common in everyday speech as a sarcastic expression meaning 'a big scene' or 'trouble ahead' — like saying 'the fun is about to start' when you know something bad is coming. You'll hear it in phrases like 有好戏看了 ('there's going to be trouble') and 好戏还在后头 ('the worst is yet to come').
n.
a good playan excellent performance(sarcastic) a big scenetroublesomething interesting (often negative) about to happen
Examples
- 好戏。Dàjiā dōu lái kàn zhè chǎng hǎo.Everyone has come to watch this wonderful play.
- ，好戏。Tā yàoshi zhīdào le zhēnxiàng, nà jiù yǒu hǎo kàn le.If he finds out the truth, there'll be trouble.
- ，好戏。Bié gāoxìng tài zǎo, hǎo hái zài hòumiàn ne.Don't celebrate too soon — the best (or worst) is yet to come.
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