開場白

開場白

See also: 开场白

Chinese

		to begin a performance; to open a gambling house	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (開場白)		開場	白
simp. (开场白)		开场	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāichǎngbái, kāichángbái

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ, ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ coeng⁴ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: kāichǎngbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichaangbair
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: kāichángbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaicharngbair
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ coeng⁴ baak⁶
    • Yale: hōi chèuhng baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ tsoeng⁴ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ cêng⁴ bag⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹ päːk̚²/

Noun

開場白

1. (theater) prologue to a play
2. (figuratively) opening remarks; opening words; preamble (of speeches, articles, etc.)

Synonyms

• (opening remarks):

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Synonyms of 開場白

前言 (qiányán) 前記／前记 (qiánjì) 小序 (xiǎoxù) 小引 (xiǎoyǐn) 序文 (xùwén) 序言 (xùyán) 弁言 (biànyán)

引言 (yǐnyán) 發刊詞／发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical) 短序 (duǎnxù) 緒言／绪言 (xùyán) 自序 (zìxù) (by the author) 踏話頭／踏话头 (Min Nan)

Antonyms

• (prologue, opening remarks): 結束語／结束语 (jiéshùyǔ), 結語／结语 (jiéyǔ)