Sheng role

Sheng
Chinese
Literal meaning"scholar"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshēng
IPA[ʂə́ŋ]

The sheng is a role type in Chinese opera for dignified and respectable male characters such as Confucian scholars, nobles, or heads of households.[1] They may be portrayed by either male actors or actresses.

  1. ^ Bonds, Alexandra B. (2008). Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 978-0-8248-2956-8.