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大喉 (daai6 hau4) — Dahou (one of the three major vocal tunes in Cantonese opera) in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大hauˎ₄喉
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 hou2

Meaning of 大喉

nounDahou (one of the three major vocal tunes in Cantonese opera)
nounnoun; "big throat" is one of the throat singing techniques in Cantonese Opera, it is a vocal method. The character is called the " Painted-face character" and it is his vocal singing method. They are often male characters such as heroes, generals, villains, gods, or demons

Characters in 大喉

大daai6
a Chinese family name
喉hau4
pipe; tube; duct

Words Containing 大喉

大喉欖daai6 hau4 laam5
greedy; big appetite
口大喉嚨小hau2 daai6 hau4 lung4 siu2
(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. large mouth, small throat) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 眼大肚子小, 眼饞肚飽

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