A hollow percussion instrument made of wood or bamboo, used historically by watchmen to tell time or to signal an alarm

A local opera style popular in northern China, especially Hebei and Northeast China; it features high-pitched singing and evolved from Shaanxi and Shanxi styles.

extremely hard or stiff; rock-solid

(colloquial) extremely hard; solid; stiff

A general term for various local Chinese operas from Northern China that are accompanied by wooden clappers, known for high-pitched singing and folk-style lyrics

A type of local Chinese opera originating from Henan province, characterized by its use of wooden clappers to mark the rhythm and the banhu as the main accompaniment instrument; also known as [[豫剧|豫劇|yu4 ju4]] or [[河南讴|河南謳|he2 nan2 ou1]].

(derogatory) A slang term used to insult an elderly person; old rascal; old devil; old fogy

A local opera style popular in Shandong and parts of Henan and Hebei; it has a history of over 300 years and is characterized by its use of wooden clappers for rhythm and stringed instruments like the banhu and erhu.

A style of Chinese opera popular in southeastern Shanxi Province; one of the four major local opera traditions of Shanxi, known for its high-pitched, energetic, and vigorous style.

describes speech or behavior that is cold, unfriendly, or offensive

a form of local opera from Shanxi Province, also known as Shanxi bangzi, characterized by high-pitched singing accompanied by wooden clappers

a local form of Chinese opera from Hebei Province, also known as the Hebei style of clapper opera

A percussion instrument made of a rectangular hollow wooden block, played with a bamboo stick or mallet to keep time; also called [[卜鱼|卜魚|bu3 yu2]] or [[广东板|廣東板|guang3 dong1 ban3]].

a local form of opera popular in Shanxi province

traditional opera style originating from Anqing in Anhui province, characterized by its woodblock percussion and influential in the development of later opera forms

A form of local opera popular in Shanxi and surrounding regions, characterized by high-pitched singing and the use of wooden clappers; also known as [[晋剧|晉劇|jin4 ju4]] or [[中路梆子|中路梆子|zhong1 lu4 bang1 zi5]]

colloquial term for a person with a protruding forehead

a prominent or protruding forehead

generic term for various local Chinese operas characterized by the use of wooden clappers for rhythm

A high-pitched Chinese flute often used to accompany [[梆子戏|梆子戲|bang1 zi5 xi4]]; it is shorter and has a higher tone than the [[曲笛|曲笛|qu3 di2]].

traditional two-stringed Chinese bowed instrument with a wooden soundboard, used primarily in Northern Chinese opera

a small high-pitched drum used in Chinese opera, played with two small bamboo sticks

traditional Chinese opera style from Hebei Province, formerly known by this name during the Qing dynasty

(slang) an old person, often used derogatorily to mean an old-timer or someone who is out of touch

a local form of Chinese opera from Hebei Province, also known as Laodiao

a traditional Chinese operatic style also known as chuiqiang, originally a form of Luantan opera

traditional form of Chinese opera from southern Shanxi Province characterized by the use of wooden clappers for rhythm

A traditional form of regional opera popular in northwest China; it features high-pitched, vigorous singing and a bold, energetic style.