四大鬚生

四大须生
sìdàxūshēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良, Tan Fuying 譚富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯

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1 四大 sìdà
  1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
  2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放 dàmíngdàfàng, 大辯論 dàbiànlùn, 大字報 dàzìbào (PRC)
2 鬚生 xūshēng see 老生 lǎoshēng