粵

小siu2生sang1

siu2 sang1xiǎo shēng

English

  1. young actors
  2. the male leading role; popular or featured male actor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 傳統中國戲曲以至電影、戲劇中嘅主要男性角色,亦引申指當紅嘅男演員(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 幾十年前無論係小生定花旦都係男人做架,女人冇份架!

    Decades ago men took all the parts and women were not allowed to perform in traditional Chinese operas.

  • 佢呢幾個月一連擔正幾套劇,實係無綫嘅當紅小生定嘞。

    For he has taken the lead in quite a number of drama series in recent months, he is definitely the feature actor of TVB.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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