折子戏

Traditional form:

折子戲

Pinyin (reading):

zhézixì

Definitions:

• opera highlights performed as independent pieces

Characters:

• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 戏 - play, show, theater

Traditional characters:

• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 戲 - play, show, theater