huā​liǎn

painted-face male role

花脸 花臉 huā​liǎn
painted-face male role
The male role in traditional Chinese opera with a heavily painted face, typically representing characters with forceful, rough, or treacherous personalities; a common term for the jìng role.

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Movie subtitles
2.27 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.462 per million

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