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

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

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