梨园

梨園
líyuán
the world of Chinese opera

CEDICT

  1. (archaic or literary) Chinese opera troupe
  2. (archaic) Pear Garden
  3. (～街道) Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
  4. Chinese opera troupe
  5. Liyuan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
  6. Pear Garden

Wiktionary

唐玄宗时训练培养乐工的地方。《新唐书．卷二○二．文艺传中．王维传》：「禄山大宴凝碧池，悉召梨园诸工合乐。」后泛称戏班为「梨园」。清．洪昇《长生殿．第二四齣》：「那些梨园旧曲，都不耐烦听他。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 梨 lí pear

classifier: 個
2 园 yuán
  1. land used for growing plants
  2. site used for public recreation
  3. abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc

Containing this entry

梨园子弟 líyuánzǐdì Chinese opera performers
梨园子弟 Líyuánzǐdì
梨园戏 líyuánxì

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剧坛 jùtán
  1. the world of Chinese opera
  2. theatrical circles