歌 咏 gē yǒng singing 振 鸣 singing / ringing / reverberation 歌 声 gē shēng singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet 歌 舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing 歌 坛 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 歌 星 gē xīng singing star / famous singer 说 唱 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 重 头 戏 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity 和 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 歌 厅 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 歌 喉 gē hóu singing voice 唱 功 chàng gōng singing skill 唱 法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 载 歌 载 舞 zài gē zài wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations 坠 子 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] 高 歌 猛 进 gāo gē měng jìn to advance singing loudly (idiom) / triumphant progress 双 簧 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) 珠 圆 玉 润 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) 吟 风 弄 月 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat 绕 梁 三 日 rào liáng sān rì reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) 载 歌 且 舞 zài gē qiě wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations 余 音 绕 梁 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) 余 响 绕 梁 yú xiǎng rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) 曲 子 qǔ zi poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1] 变 文 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) 嘲 哳 zhāo zhā (onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering 擬 聲 唱 法 nǐ shēng chàng fǎ scat singing 歌 筵 gē yán a feast which also has a singing performance 美 国 偶 像 měi guó ǒu xiàng American Idol, US singing competition television show 蝈 蝈 笼 guō guō lóng cage for singing cicada 高 腔 gāo qiāng gaoqiang, high-pitched opera singing style 拟 声 唱 法 nǐ shēng chàng fǎ scat singing 左 嗓 子 zuǒ sǎng zi off-key singing voice / sb who sings off-key 常 德 丝 弦 Cháng dé sī xián Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments 怪 腔 怪 调 guài qiāng guài diào strange accent / odd manner of speaking or singing 应 援 yìng yuán (originally) to provide assistance / (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)