noun
Meaning 1
A form of Chinese opera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
chaqu
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˌt͡ʃɑːˈt͡ʃuː/
noun
Meaning 2
An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 岔曲 (chàqǔ).
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 插曲 (chāqǔ).