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- vocal accompaniment
- to accompany a singer
- to support of sb
- to echo sb
- to chime in with sb
Trad. 說唱
- speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]
- (music) rapping
- to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version)
- singer who performs the original version of a song
- antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
- sung reply (in agreement with first voice)
- to reply with a poem in the same rhythm
- (old) to bow and utter polite phrases
- to open the way (for a dignitary etc)
- to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup
- to sing a cappella
Trad. 唱反調
- to express a different view
- to take a different position
Trad. 唱紅臉
- to play the role of the hero (idiom)
- to play the good cop
Trad. 唱雙簧
- lit. to sing a duet
- fig. to collaborate with sb
- also used satirically: to play second fiddle to
Trad. 唱高調
- to sing the high part
- to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
Trad. 唱黑臉
- to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
Trad. 簽唱會
- (of a singer) autograph session
- record signing event
- to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
Trad. 唱對臺戲
- to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
- to get into confrontation
Trad. 唱空城計
- lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
- (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
Trad. 唱高調兒
- erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
Trad. 高唱入雲
- loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies
Trad. 假戲真唱
- fiction comes true
- play-acting that turns into reality
Trad. 一唱三嘆
- see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
Trad. 夫唱婦隨
- fig. the man sings and the woman follows
- fig. marital harmony
Trad. 無伴奏合唱
- a cappella (music)
Trad. 黃河大合唱
- Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
Trad. 自動點唱機
- jukebox
- nickelodeon
Trad. 歐洲歌唱大賽
- Eurovision Song Contest
Trad. 到什麼山上，唱什麼歌
- lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
- fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do