桂劇

Chinese

		Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (桂劇)		桂	劇
simp. (桂剧)		桂	剧

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guìjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ kek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guìjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guèijyù
    • Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-chü⁴
    • Yale: gwèi-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyjiuh
    • Palladius: гуйцзюй (gujczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ kek⁶
    • Yale: gwai kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ kʰɛːk̚²/

Noun

桂劇

1. Guilin opera (a form of opera popular in Guangxi, especially in Guilin and Liuzhou)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 桂劇 (“Guilin opera”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		桂劇
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	桂戲, 桂劇, 桂林戲 dated, 桂林班 dated
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	桂劇