粤剧 (yuèjù): Cantonese opera

Meanings

1 Cantonese opera

Characters

粤

Examples

粤剧是广东、香港、澳门的传统戏曲。

Yuèjù shì Guǎngdōng, Xiānggǎng, Àomén de chuántǒng xìqǔ.

Cantonese opera is the traditional theatre of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.

粤剧已被列入世界非物质文化遗产。

Yuèjù yǐ bèi lièrù shìjiè fēi wùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn.

Cantonese opera has been inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Tips

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粤剧 is sung in Cantonese and was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009. Note the distinction: 粤剧 (yuèjù) = Cantonese opera, 越剧 (yuèjù, different character) = Shaoxing/Yue opera — same pinyin, totally different traditions.