jiǎ​shēng

falsetto

  • created reference approved 假声/假聲 → 真声/真聲 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    假声 / 假聲 jiǎ​shēng

    真声 / 真聲 zhēn​shēng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 假声/假聲 → 假嗓子 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    假声 / 假聲 jiǎ​shēng

    假嗓子 jiǎ​sǎng​zi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 假声/假聲 · jiǎ​shēng · falsetto — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    假声 / 假聲

    jiǎ​shēng

    falsetto

    An unnaturally high-pitched voice used in singing or speaking, often produced by adults to reach their highest range; commonly used by male actors in Beijing opera to play female roles.

    假 (literal) → 假 · jiǎ · fake 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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