叫板 (jiào bǎn) — (in Peking opera) to prolong a spoken line as a cue for the orchestra; (coll.) to challenge or provoke (sb./sth./a system) openly

Definición

A two-sense verb: the technical opera sense (cues the orchestra before singing) and the colloquial 'to openly challenge / pick a fight.' Unlike 挑战, which is neutral and can be positive, 叫板 is always confrontational — calling someone out.

verb
(in Peking opera) to prolong a spoken line as a cue for the orchestra(coll.) to challenge or provoke (sb./sth./a system) openly

Ejemplos

  • 叫板
    Jīng jù lǐ, yǎn yuán zài kāi chàng zhī qián yào xiān jiào bǎn.
    In Peking opera, performers need to signal the musicians before starting to sing before starting to sing.
  • 叫板
    Tā bù gǎn gēn jīng lǐ zhí jiē jiào bǎn.
    He didn't dare to directly challenge the manager.
  • 叫板
    Liǎng gè rén yīn wèi yì diǎn xiǎo shì jiù hù xiāng jiào bǎn.
    The two challenged each other over a trivial matter.

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