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peking opera

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
peking -opera
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Peking operas (plural)

Phrases

Yueju opera Shaoxing Opera Cantonese opera

Frequently Paired Words

Yueju opera Shaoxing Opera Cantonese opera

Synonyms

Beijing opera jingju jingxi

Questions

What does peking opera mean?
A form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

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