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梨园子弟

lí yuán zǐ dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Chinese opera performers
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-7297cdcf6e0d6179. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

梨園子弟 梨园子弟 [li2 yuan2 zi3 di4] /Chinese opera performers/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 梨園子弟

  • 梨
    lí

    pear / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 园
    yuán

    land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc

    Yuán

    surname Yuan

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 弟
    dì

    younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)

    tì

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