婺剧

婺劇

wùjù

noun

Meanings

1 Wu opera (of Jinhua, Zhejiang)

Characters

Wu (ancient prefecture name)

Examples

婺剧流行于浙江金华一带。

Wùjù liúxíng yú Zhèjiāng Jīnhuá yīdài.

Wu opera is popular around Jinhua in Zhejiang.

婺剧融合了六种声腔。

Wùjù rónghé le liù zhǒng shēng qiāng.

Wu opera fuses six vocal styles.

Tips

culture

Originally called 金华戏 and renamed 婺剧 in 1949 after the old 婺州 prefecture. Unusually, it carries six distinct vocal traditions on one stage — 高腔, 昆腔, 乱弹, 徽戏, 滩簧 and 时调 — making it a living archive of Zhejiang folk theatre.

Stroke Order

婺 wù

剧 jù