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語源 1

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 岔曲.

名詞

chaqu (複数形 chaqu)

1. A form of Chinese opera.
   • 2009, January 1, “Andrew Jacobs”, in Dusting Off a Serene Jewel Box‎^[1]:

     The pavilion's tour de force is the private theater, which provided the emperor with a cozy perch to view chaqu, a form of opera invented by a commoner that became all the rage in 18th-century Beijing.

語源 2

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 插曲.

名詞

chaqu (複数形 chaqu)

1. (film) An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie.
   • 2001, Corey K. Creemur, “Picturizing American Cinema”, in Soundtrack Available‎^[2], →ISBN, page 403:

     Teo clarifies that chaqu were eventually differentiated from "full-fledged" musicals […]