定 场 白

dìng chǎng báidictionary entry

first soliloquy (introducing opera character)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

定場白定场白 [ding4 chang3 bai2] /first soliloquy (introducing opera character)/

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Other forms in these source records: 定場白

定
dìng
to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely
场
cháng
threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
chǎng
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
白
bái
white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])
Bái
surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

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