梨園

梨园
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

唐玄宗時訓練培養樂工的地方。《新唐書．卷二○二．文藝傳中．王維傳》：「祿山大宴凝碧池，悉召梨園諸工合樂。」後泛稱戲班為「梨園」。清．洪昇《長生殿．第二四齣》：「那些梨園舊曲，都不耐煩聽他。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 梨 lí pear

classifier: 個
2 園 yuán
  1. land used for growing plants
  2. site used for public recreation
  3. abbr. for a place ending in 園, such as a botanical garden 植物園, kindergarten 幼兒園 etc

Containing this entry

梨園子弟 líyuánzǐdì Chinese opera performers
梨園子弟 Líyuánzǐdì
梨園戲 líyuánxì

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