theatrical play, show

DEFINITIONS

戲 xì
  • variant of 戲|戏[xi4]
  • trick
  • drama
  • play
  • show
  • CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]

WORDS

說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
說劇 xì shuō jù period costume drama (on TV)
謔 xì xuè to banter; to crack jokes; to ridicule
院 xì yuàn theater
bǎ xì acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game
折子 zhé zi xì opera highlights performed as independent pieces
pāi xì to shoot a movie
拼板遊 pīn bǎn yóu xì jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
掌中 zhǎng zhōng xì see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
jiē xì to accept an acting role
sàn xì end of a show
yǒu xì (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well
柳子 liǔ zi xì Shandong opera
樣板 yàng bǎn xì model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
權力的遊 quán lì de yóu xì Game of Thrones (TV series)
歌仔 gē zǎi xì type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
汽車院 qì chē xì yuàn drive-in theater
méi xì (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
手柄 yóu xì shǒu bǐng gamepad
池 yóu xì chí paddling pool; wading pool
yǎn xì to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
pái xì a card game
hóu xì monkey show
獨腳 dú jiǎo xì variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4]
獨角 dú jiǎo xì monodrama; one-man show; comic talk