| 本色出演 |
běn sè chū yǎn |
(of an actor) to play a role that matches one's own character or personality |
| 本 |
běn |
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 本色 |
běn sè |
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities |
| 本色 |
běn shǎi |
natural color |
| 色 |
sè |
color / CL:种 / look / appearance / sex |
| 色 |
shǎi |
(coll.) color / used in 色子 |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 |
chū |
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 出演 |
chū yǎn |
to perform (in a play, film, concert etc) / to play the part of; to portray |
| 演 |
yǎn |
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) |