| 对口相声 |
duì kǒu xiàng shēng |
comic crosstalk / formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏 and straight man 捧哏 |
| 对 |
duì |
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair |
| 对口 |
duì kǒu |
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste |
| 口 |
kǒu |
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 相声 |
xiàng sheng |
comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk |
| 声 |
shēng |
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds |