唱 coeng³ {chàng}

(slang) 1. unkindly gossip; 2. maliciously disperse or disseminate

唱 coeng³ {chàng}

1. to sing
2. to call loudly
3. to chant

唱口 coeng³ hau² {chàng kǒu}

voice (singing)

唱衰 coeng³ seoi¹ {chàng shuāi}

act of defaming/ruining the reputation of another

唱臂 coeng³ bei³ {chàng bì}

tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone)

唱本 coeng³ bun² {chàng běn}

opera libretto

唱碟 coeng³ dip² {chàng dié}

1. gramophone record
2. LP

唱段 coeng³ dyun⁶ {chàng duàn}

aria (in opera)

唱法 coeng³ faat³ {chàng fǎ}

1. singing style
2. singing method

唱機〔-机〕 coeng³ gei¹ {chàng jī}

gramophone

唱歌 coeng³ go¹ {chàng gē}

to sing a song

唱功 coeng³ gung¹ {chàng gōng}

singing skill

唱戲〔-戏〕 coeng³ hei³ {chàng xì}

to perform in opera

唱腔 coeng³ hong¹ {chàng qiāng}

1. vocal music (in opera)
2. aria

唱喏 coeng³ je⁵ {chàng rě}

1. to chant out answer to a teacher
2. "Please sir, yes sir"

唱Ｋ coeng³ kei¹ {chàng K}

(slang) to sing karaoke

唱曲 coeng³ kuk¹ {chàng qǔ}

to sing a song

唱名 coeng³ ming⁴ {chàng míng}

solfege

唱念 coeng³ nim⁶ {chàng niàn}

1. to recite loudly
2. to sing out

唱片 coeng³ pin² {chàng piàn}

1. gramophone record
2. LP
3. CL: 張

唱票 coeng³ piu³ {chàng piào}

to read ballot slips out loud

唱盤〔-盘〕 coeng³ pun⁴ {chàng pán}

turntable

唱商 coeng³ soeng¹ {chàng shāng}

one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song

唱頭〔-头〕 coeng³ tau⁴ {chàng tóu}

pick-up (carrying gramophone needle)

唱和 coeng³ wo⁶ {chàng hè}

1. antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
2. sung reply (in agreement with first voice)
3. to reply with a poem in the same rhythm

唱針〔-针〕 coeng³ zam¹ {chàng zhēn}

stylus (gramophone needle)

唱龍舟〔-龙-〕 coeng³ lung⁴ zau¹ {chàng lóng zhōu}

singing dragon boat folk songs

唱作人 coeng³ zok³ jan⁴ {chàng zuò rén}

people who sing and write songs

唱白臉〔--脸〕 coeng³ baak⁶ lim⁵ {chàng bái liǎn}

to play the role of the villain (idiom)

唱反調〔--调〕 coeng³ faan² diu⁶ {chàng fǎn diào}

1. to express a different view
2. to take a different position

唱高調〔--调〕 coeng³ gou¹ diu⁶ {chàng gāo diào}

1. to sing the high part
2. to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

唱黑臉〔--脸〕 coeng³ hak¹ lim⁵ {chàng hēi liǎn}

to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)

唱紅臉〔-红脸〕 coeng³ hung⁴ lim⁵ {chàng hóng liǎn}

1. to play the role of the hero (idiom)
2. to play the good cop

唱詩班〔-诗-〕 coeng³ si¹ baan¹ {chàng shī bān}

choir

唱雙簧〔-双-〕 coeng³ soeng¹ wong⁴ {chàng shuāng huáng}

1. lit. to sing a duet
2. fig. to collaborate with sb
3. also used satirically: to play second fiddle to

唱對台戲〔-对-戏〕 coeng³ deoi³ toi⁴ hei³ {chàng duì tái xì}

singing something that is opposite from one's counterpart, it means to promote a different idea

唱片騎師〔--骑师〕 coeng³ pin² ke⁴ si¹ {chàng piān qí shī}

DJ

唱對臺戲〔-对台戏〕 coeng³ deoi³ toi⁴ hei³ {chàng duì tái xì}

1. to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
2. to get into confrontation