髯口

ránkǒu

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

演员戴上髯口，一下子就像个老人了。

Yǎnyuán dàishàng ránkǒu, yíxiàzi jiù xiàng ge lǎorén le.

Once the actor put on the stage beard, he suddenly looked like an old man.

HSK 7-9

在京剧中，髯口的颜色能看出人物的年龄：黑色是壮年，白色是老年。

Zài Jīngjù zhōng, ránkǒu de yánsè néng kànchū rénwù de niánlíng: hēisè shì zhuàngnián, báisè shì lǎonián.

In Peking opera, the color of the stage beard shows a character's age: black for a man in his prime, white for an old man.

culture

Every 老生 role wears one, which is why the role is also called 须生. Actors flick and toss the beard, 耍髯口, to show anger or grief.

髯 rán

口 kǒu