梨園

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Chinese

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pear garden
trad. (梨園)
simp. (梨园)
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Etymology

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Pear Garden was the name of the first known royal acting and musical academy in China. Later on, it came to refer to opera troupes in general.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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梨園

  1. (archaic) Pear Garden
  2. (街道) Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Noun

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梨園

  1. (archaic or literary) Chinese opera troupe