腳色

腳色

1. character (in a story, video game, etc.); role (in a play, film, etc.)

   alt. forms: 角色 (standard in Mainland)

2. character (person of specific trait or social status)

   alt. forms: 角色 (standard in Mainland)

   • 1976 revised / 1955–56, 金庸, chapter 1, in 書劍恩仇錄, 明河社, page 42:

     閻世章聽童兆和這麽罵，本想過去瞧瞧是什麽脚色，但轉念心想，對方能點穴，武功定然甚强，自己過去多半討不了好 [MSC, trad.]
     阎世章听童兆和这么骂，本想过去瞧瞧是什么脚色，但转念心想，对方能点穴，武功定然甚强，自己过去多半讨不了好 [MSC, simp.]

     Yán Shìzhāng tīng Tóng Zhàohé zhènme mà, běn xiǎng guò qu qiáoqiao shì shénme jiǎosè, dàn zhuǎnniàn xīnxiǎng, duìfāng néng diǎn xué, wǔgōng dìngrán shèn qiáng, zìjǐ guò qu duōbàn tǎo bù liǎo hǎo [Pinyin]

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3. (archaic) one's ins and outs

   • 公子大喝道：「什麼人敢來瞧俺腳色？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     公子大喝道：「什么人敢来瞧俺脚色？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1624 CE, 馮夢龍 (Feng Menglong), 《警世通言·第二十一卷》 (Stories to Caution the World, Chapter 21)

     Gōngzǐ dàhè dào: “Shénme rén gǎn lái qiáo ǎn jiǎosè?” [Pinyin]

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4. (Eastern Min) one's physical health, physique
5. (Eastern Min) skill, ability