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Trad. 出戲
- (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends)
- (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
Trad. 大戲
- large-scale Chinese opera
- Beijing opera
- major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)
Trad. 戲份
- scene (in a movie etc)
- one's part in a movie or play
- (archaic) actor's payment
Trad. 看戲
- to watch a play
- to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
Trad. 入戲
- (of an actor) to inhabit one's role
- to become the character
- (of an audience) to get involved in the drama
Trad. 戲說
- 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
Trad. 調戲
- to take liberties with a woman
- to dally
- to assail a woman with obscenities
Trad. 串戲
- to act in a play
- (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance
Trad. 地方戲
- local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
Trad. 重頭戲
- opera (or role) involving much singing and action
- (fig.) highlight
- main feature
- major activity
Trad. 變把戲
- to perform magic
- to do magic tricks
- prestidigitation
Trad. 樣板戲
- model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
Trad. 折子戲
- opera highlights performed as independent pieces
Trad. 拿手好戲
- the role an actor plays best (idiom)
- (fig.) one's specialty
- one's forte
Trad. 地方戲曲
- local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
Trad. 視同兒戲
- to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
- to view as trifling
Trad. 遊戲設備
- gaming device
- controller (for computer or console)
Trad. 帽子戲法
- hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
Trad. 唱對臺戲
- to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
- to get into confrontation
Trad. 逢場作戲
- lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
- to play along according to local conditions
Trad. 拼板遊戲
- jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
Trad. 假戲真唱
- fiction comes true
- play-acting that turns into reality
Trad. 鴛鴦戲水
- lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water
- fig. to make love
Trad. 露天大戲院
- open-air amphitheater
Trad. 權力的遊戲
- Game of Thrones (TV series)
Trad. 角色扮演遊戲
- role-playing game (RPG)
Trad. 中央戲劇學院
- Central Academy of Drama
Trad. 好戲還在後頭
- the best part of the show is yet to come
- (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come
- you ain't seen nothin' yet
Trad. 上海戲劇學院
- Shanghai Theatrical Institute
Trad. 三個女人一臺戲
- three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Trad. 戲劇化人格違常
- histrionic personality disorder (HPD)