The Meaning of Colors in Beijing Opera Masks Guan Yu Zhang Fei Tu Xingsun Lian Po Xia Houdun Cao Cao Zheng Wun Jiang Gan Red Black Yellow Purple Blue White Green hóng hēi huáng zǐ lán bái lǜ 红 黑 黄 紫 蓝 白 绿 Source：http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Opera/China-opera-colors.html Characteristic Devotion 热诚 rè chéng courage 勇气 yǒng qì Bravery 英勇 yīng yǒng Uprightness 正直 zhèng zhí Loyalty 忠诚 zhōng chéng Fierceness 凶猛 xiōng měng Ambition 抱负 bào fù Sophistication 诡辩 guǐ biàn Cool-headedness 冷静 lěng jìng Noble 高贵 gāo guì Staunchness 坚定 Jiāndìng Astuteness 敏锐 mǐnruì Sinisterness 邪恶 xié'è Suspicious 多疑 duōyí craftiness 权诈 Quán zhà Inpulsive 浮躁 fúzào violent 暴力 bàolì Secretive 诡密的 guǐ mì de Mean 刻薄 kèbó Petty Painted Face xiǎohuāliǎn 小花脸 shēng lǎoshēng 生 :Senior Male Role or Lao Sheng（老 生 ）, a middle-aged or old xiǎoshēng man who wears a beard, Junior Male Role or Xiao Sheng ( 小 生 ), a w ǔ shēng young man; and Acrobatic Male Role or Wu Sheng（武 生 ）, a man of military tenor, especially skilled in acrobatics. dàn dàn 旦 :The Dan ( 旦 ) or female role can be divided into six main parts qīngyī which principally indicate character; Qing Yi( 青 衣 ), modest and huādàn guīméndàn virtuous; Hua dan( 花 旦 ) flirtatious; Gui Men Dan( 閨 門 旦 ), a dāomǎdàn young, married girl; Dao Ma Dan( 刀 马 旦 ), a stronger, more wǔdàn forceful character, usually a woman general; Wu Dan(武 旦 ), the lǎodàn female acrobat; and Lao Dan( 老 旦 ), an old woman. jìng huāliǎn tóng 净 ( 花 脸 ): They can be divided into three main types: Dong-Chui( 铜 chuí hēitóu 锤 ), better known as Hei Tou ( 黑 头 ), who is good at singing and jià z i usually a loyal general; Jia Zi( 架 子), who is good at acting , and wǔjìng generally a more complicated character; and Wu Jing(武 净 ), who is mainly proficient in fighting and acrobatics and seldom plays a very prominent role. chǒu xiǎohuāliǎn 丑 ( 小 花 脸 ): Chou parts can be divided into two types: Wen wénchǒu Chou( 文 丑 ), who is usually a civilian, such as a jailer, servant, wǔchǒu merchant or scholar; and Wu Chou(武 丑 ), who performs minor cǎidàn military roles as a soldier and must be skilled in acrobatics. 彩 旦 is the female Chou character, match-matcher and maids are two examples. Source：http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/beijing-opera/roles.htm
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