武丑

wǔchǒu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wuchou (acrobatic comic male role in Chinese opera)

Examples

Wǔchǒu dòngzuò língqiǎo, fāntiào fēikuài.
The wuchou moves nimbly and tumbles fast.
Jīngjù 《Sānchàkǒu》 lǐ de Liú Lìhuá shì diǎnxíng wǔchǒu.
Liu Lihua in the Peking opera The Crossroads is a classic wuchou role.

Tips

culture
Per Xinhua, the wuchou plays martial-arts-capable but witty and quick-tongued male characters. Nicknamed 开口 ('talking-jumper') because, unlike the silent 武生, he banters mid-acrobatics. Clear, punchy diction plus full tumbling.

Stroke Order

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