(derog.) opera singer; actor
to play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
the best part (of a play etc)
to jokingly call; jocular appellation
to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease
joking matter; to go back on one's words
actor's lines (in theater)
dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
to banter; to crack jokes; to ridicule
period costume drama (on TV)
histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
to act in a play; to put on a play
child's play; trifling matter
to attend an opera; to see an opera
acrobatics; jugglery; cheap trick; game
acrobatics; entertainment at folk festival
(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
to put on a play; to perform; (fig.) to pretend; to feign
to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
last item on a show; grand finale
next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax
to perform conjuring tricks; to conjure; to juggle
to perform magic; to do magic tricks; prestidigitation
last item on a program (theater)
model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
console; game console; game machine; video game
paddling pool; wading pool
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
monodrama; one-man show; comic talk
opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
opera form popular along Changjiang
opera rich in singing and dancing; the most important part or highlight (of a project, plan etc)
sinister plot; dirty trick; cheap trick
fiction comes true; play-acting that turns into reality
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle
controller (for computer or console); game controller; gaming device; video game controller
(lit.) mandarin ducks playing in the water; (fig.) to make love
the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet