liǎn pǔ types of facial makeup in operas

xì qǔ Chinese opera

mǒu xiē some; certain (things)

jiǎo sè persona; character in a novel

jué sè role

liǎn bù face

biǎo xiàn to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior

xìng gé nature; disposition; temperament; character

tè zhēng characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait

yàn zi swallow

xiào guǒ result; effect; quality

bái liǎn white face; face painting in Beijing Opera etc

jiān zhà treachery; devious; a rogue

duō yí mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid

wēi wǔ might; formidable

yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous

chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); whole-hearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul

zhōng xīn good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication

xiàng xíng pictogram; one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters; Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph