须生

鬚生

xūshēng

noun

Meanings

1 xusheng (bearded male role in Chinese opera, synonym of 老生)

Characters

beard / whiskers

Examples

他是当代最著名的须生之一。

Tā shì dāngdài zuì zhùmíng de xūshēng zhīyī.

He is one of the most famous xusheng of our time.

须生就是戴胡子的老生。

Xūshēng jiùshì dài húzi de lǎoshēng.

Xusheng are simply the bearded laosheng.

Tips

usage

Equivalent to 老生 — so called because the role always wears the 髯口 (beard / 须). The 1920s–30s 'Four Great Xusheng' (四大须生: 马连良, 谭富英, 杨宝森, 奚啸伯) defined modern Peking opera's male lead style.

Stroke Order

须 xū

生 shēng