戏剧艺术: 2. 国剧演员角色英汉翻译对照 [Plays - Chinese Performers]

彩旦 ts`ai tan [usually a shrewd and sometimes comic woman]
刀马旦 tao ma tan [a female warrior role]
副净 fu ching [a painted face role portraying a vigorous, bad character]
红生 hung sheng [a red-faced aged man]
花旦 hua tan [a vivacious young woman, a coquette]
花衫 hua shan [a young, beautiful, comic female lead]
架子花 chia tzu hua
坤旦 Kun tan [a female playing the female role]
老旦 lao tan [an aged woman role]
龙套 lung t`ao [a minor role performing crowd or soldier parts]
青衣 ch`ing i [usually a faithful wife role, lover or maiden in distress]
文丑 wen chou [a comic civilian role]
文武丑 wen wu ch`ou [a combined fighting and civilian comic lead]
武丑 wu ch`ou [an acrobatic-fighting comic lead]
武旦 wu tan [a female acrobatic-fighting lead]
武生 wu sheng [a fighting or military character]
小生 hsiao sheng [usually a young scholar or lover role]
正净 cheng ching [a primary painted face role]