彩旦 (coi2 daan2) — Cai Dan, clownish female roles in opera in Cantonese
coiˊ²彩daanˊ²旦Mandarin Pinyin: cai3 dan4
Meaning of 彩旦
nounCai Dan, clownish female roles in opera
nouna character in Chinese opera, which is usually an ugly woman
Example Sentences with 彩旦
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似coiˊ²彩daan˗₃旦。
He looks like a clown.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做coiˊ²彩daan˗₃旦。
Don't be a clown.
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係coiˊ²彩daan˗₃旦？
Are you a clown?
keoiˏ₅佢baanˍ₆扮coiˊ²彩daan˗₃旦。
He's acting like a clown.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係go˗₃個coiˊ²彩daan˗₃旦。
He is a clown.
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