| 腔 | 710A15 42A.30-6 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄑㄧㄤ [qiang1] | ||
| N. | (1) ([qiang1zi0]) A cavity: 胸腔，腹腔 chest, belly cavity; 口腔 mouth cavity, also speech accent. (2) ([qiang1er0]) The belly or chest as seat of emotions (＝Eng. “breast”): 一腔熱誠 (血) great (chestful of) enthusiasm; 滿腔怨氣 a chestful of hate. (3) ([qiang1er0]) Speech accent, tone melody of local music: 腔調 [qiang1diao4]↓; 南腔北調 mixed accent of north and south--hybrid, nondescript; 土腔 local accent; 改腔 change accent; 花腔 (music) coloratura, (Chin. opera) a long drawn-out aria; 賊腔 (Shanghai dial.), 娘娘腔 (disgusting), having the air of a sissy; 裝腔作勢 make pretense of dignity, assume airs; 陳腔濫調 hackneyed phrases, clich, platitudes. | |||||
| Words | 1. 腔調兒 [qiang1diao4] ([er0]), n., (1) tone of speech; (2) melody or tune. 2. 腔窠 [qiang1ke1], n., as in 落腔窠 get into a rut, follow old routine (cf. 窠臼 62A.01). | |||||