chaqu
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 岔曲 (chàqǔ).
Noun
editchaqu (plural chaqu)
- A form of Chinese opera.
- 2009 January 1, Andrew Jacobs, “Dusting Off a Serene Jewel Box”, in New York Times[1]:
- The pavilion's tour de force is the private theater, which provided the emperor with a cozy perch to view chaqu, a form of opera invented by a commoner that became all the rage in 18th-century Beijing.
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 插曲 (chāqǔ).
Noun
editchaqu (plural chaqu)
Usage notes
edit- Often written in italics (chaqu) or pronounced as a foreign word.
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