Search results for "生" - New World Encyclopedia

The doctrine of five phases describes two Cycles of Balance, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle and an overcoming or destruction (克/剋, kè) cycle of interactions between the phases. In any creative activity ...

roles like "Dan" (旦, female), "Sheng" (生, male) and "Chou" (丑, Clown), were introduced. Yuan dynasty opera exists today as Cantonese opera. Beijing opera or Peking opera ( ...

The Sheng (生) is the main male role in Beijing opera. This role has numerous subtypes. The laosheng is a dignified older role. These characters have a gentle and cultivated disposition and wear sensible costumes. ...

Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "alive" (生 pinyin sheng1, Cantonese: saang1), compared to four (四, pinyin: si4, Cantonese: sei3) that sounds like the word "death" (死 pinyin si3, Cantonese: ...