本戲

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show
trad. (本戲)		本	戲
simp. (本戏)		本	戏
anagram		戲本／戏本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnsì
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-hsi⁴
    • Yale: běn-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenshih
    • Palladius: бэньси (bɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

Noun

本戲

1. (opera) full-length play

Antonyms

• 折子戲／折子戏 (zhézixì)