chaqu

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɑːˈt͡ʃuː/

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 岔曲 (chàqǔ).

Noun

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chaqu (plural chaqu)

  1. A form of Chinese opera.
    • 2009 January 1, Andrew Jacobs, “Dusting Off a Serene Jewel Box”, in New York Times[1]:
      The pavilion's tour de force is the private theater, which provided the emperor with a cozy perch to view chaqu, a form of opera invented by a commoner that became all the rage in 18th-century Beijing.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 插曲 (chāqǔ).

Noun

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chaqu (plural chaqu)

  1. (film) An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie.
    • 2001, Corey K. Creemur, “Picturizing American Cinema”, in Soundtrack Available[2], →ISBN, page 403:
      Teo clarifies that chaqu were eventually differentiated from "full-fledged" musicals []

Usage notes

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  • Often written in italics (chaqu) or pronounced as a foreign word.

Anagrams

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