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nounA traditional style of Chinese comedy, performed in rapid style.
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Origin
- Mandarin相聲 /相声
- Englishxiangsheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 相聲 /相声 (xiàngsheng).
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Chinese Cantonese 相聲 /相声
- 相聲 /相声traditional style of Chinese comedy
Chinese Mandarin 相聲 /相声
- 相聲 /相声 (xiàngsheng)traditional style of Chinese comedy
Finnish xiangsheng
- xiangshengtraditional style of Chinese comedy
Russian сяншэ́н
- сяншэ́н (sjanšɛ́n)traditional style of Chinese comedy
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xiangsheng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangsheng
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“xiangsheng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangsheng. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xiangsheng,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangsheng.
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