滑稽剧 (huá jī) — farce; slapstick comedy
Definition
A theater genre built on exaggerated action and absurd situations for laughs. 'Farce' in English captures the broad physical humor; 喜剧 (xǐjù) is the more general 'comedy'.
noun
farceslapstick comedy
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Examples
- 滑稽剧。Zhè bù huá jī ràng guān zhòng cóng tóu xiào dào wěi.This farce had the audience laughing from start to finish.
- 滑稽剧，。Tā shàn cháng yǎn huá jī, dòng zuò tè bié kuā zhāng.He's good at performing farce; his movements are especially exaggerated.
- 滑稽剧。Chuán tǒng xì qǔ lǐ yě yǒu huá jī de yuán sù.Traditional opera also has elements of slapstick comedy.
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