"Singing" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gē yǒng singing
  singing / ringing / reverberation
 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
 gē wǔ singing and dancing
 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music)
 gē xīng singing star / famous singer
 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping
 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity
 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs)
 gē hóu singing voice
 chàng gōng singing skill
 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method
 zài gē zài wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations
 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]
 gāo gē měng jìn to advance singing loudly (idiom) / triumphant progress
 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)
 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat
 rào liáng sān rì reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
 zài gē qiě wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations
 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
 yú xiǎng rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
 qǔ zi poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1]
 biàn wén a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
 zhāo zhā (onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering
 nǐ shēng chàng fǎ scat singing
 gē yán a feast which also has a singing performance
 měi guó ǒu xiàng American Idol, US singing competition television show
 guō guō lóng cage for singing cicada
 gāo qiāng gaoqiang, high-pitched opera singing style
 nǐ shēng chàng fǎ scat singing
 zuǒ sǎng zi off-key singing voice / sb who sings off-key
 Cháng dé sī xián Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments
 guài qiāng guài diào strange accent / odd manner of speaking or singing
 yìng yuán (originally) to provide assistance / (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
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