Beijing opera

English

Etymology

From Beijing +‎ opera, following the growing acceptance of pinyin Beijing in place of the earlier spelling Peking in reference to the capital of China.

Noun

Beijing opera (countable and uncountable, plural Beijing operas)

  1. Synonym of Peking opera.

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