ENTERTAINER  演藝人員伎

ARTISAN:specialist AIMING to AMUSE OTHERS.
PERFORMERARTISTEARTISTCLOWNJESTERFOOL
Hypernym
  • ARTISANWORKER who WORKS on CONCRETE THINGS he is EDUCATED FOR.
    • WORKERADULT EMPLOYED by the GOVERNMENT OR by ENTREPRENEURS to WORK FOR them.[[ARBEITER]]
      • ADULTHUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME.
        • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS....
Hyponym
  • PROSTITUTE　FEMALE ENTERTAINER who has INTERCOURSE with the MALES she ENTERTAINS.
    • ACTOR　An ENTERTAINER who DISPLAYS ACTS in DRAMAS.
      • ACROBAT　ENTERTAINER PUBLICLY DOING DIFFICULT ACTS IN-ORDER-TO AMUSE.
        • TRICKSTER　ENTERTAINER OF SUPERIORS USING HUMOUR.
          Old Chinese Criteria
          1. The most current general word for an entertainer is jì 妓, and this word refers to any entertainer including artists, dancers, and clowns of any kind.

          2. Chàng 倡 refers occasionally to an entertainer specialised in singing, especially the main singer.

          3. Lìng 伶 refers specifically to a musician-entertainer who accompanies the main singers chàng 倡.

          4. Yōu 優 and yōu rén 優人 refers to dwarf-clowns who perform through comic talk, comic action and slapstick comedy.

          5. Pái 俳 and more often pái yōu 俳優 refer to a superior specialist in comic talk.

          6. Zhū rú 侏儒 is a general word for a dwarf, and since the dwarf at court typically acted as a clown, the term came also to refer generally to clowns.

          <div>7. Nu# yuè 女樂 is a standard general term for female musical entertainers or female musicians.</div><div><br></div><div>A splendid comparative overview is found in Beatrice K. Otto, Fools are Everywhere. The Court Jester Around the World, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2001<br></div><br>

          Modern Chinese Criteria
          藝人

          演藝人員

          rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

          Words

          侏儒  zhū rú OC: tjo njo MC: tɕi̯o ȵi̯o 17 Attributions

          Zhū rú 侏儒 is a general word for a dwarf, and since the dwarf at court typically acted as a clown, the term came also to refer generally to clowns.

            Syntactic words
          • NP{N1=N2}dwarf clown
          優  yōu OC: qu MC: ʔɨu
          優优  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 7 Attributions

          Yōu 優 and yōu rén 優人 refers to dwarf-clowns who perform through comic talk, comic action and slapstick comedy.

            Syntactic words
          • n+NprtitleJester Npr
          • nagentcourt entertainer; public actor; public jester
          倡優  chāng yōu OC: thjaŋ qu MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ ʔɨu 6 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NPadVobjectlike an entertainer Sima Qian, BAO REN'ANSHU: 倡優畜之 "keep like entertainers"
          • NPcollectiveentertainers of all sorts
          倡  chàng OC: thjaŋs MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ 5 Attributions

          Chàng 倡 refers occasionally to an entertainer specialised in singing, especially the main singer.

            Syntactic words
          • nprofessional entertainer specialising in song
          • viactlead the singing, be the song-leader
          優笑  yōu xiào OC: qu sqows MC: ʔɨu siɛu 3 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • VP[adN]court jester
          侏  zhū OC: tjo MC: tɕi̯o 1 Attribution
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          • ndwarf acting as entertainer
          儒  rú OC: njo MC: ȵi̯o 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • ndwarf-clown
          笑  xiào OC: sqows MC: siɛu 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • v[adN]buffoon, jester
          俳優  pái yōu OC: brɯɯd qu MC: bɣɛi ʔɨu 1 Attribution

          Pái 俳 and more often pái yōu 俳優 refer to a superior specialist in comic talk.

            Syntactic words
          • NPnonreferentialjesters
          棚頭  péng tóu OC: braaŋ doo MC: bɣaŋ du 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPThis word appeared during the Song dyn. and refers to persons engaged in all kinds of entertainment and especially gambling activities (e.g. rooster fights, bedding, etc.)
          狎徒  xiá tú OC: ɡraab daa MC: ɦɣap duo̝ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPcourt entertainer
          伎  jì OC: ɡreʔ MC: giɛ 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • n?????
          伶  líng OC: ɡ-reeŋ MC: leŋ 0 Attributions

          Lìng 伶refers specifically to a musician-entertainer who accompanies the main singers chàng 倡.

            Syntactic words
          • nmusical entertainer, typically specialised in musical accompaniment
          俳  pái OC: brɯɯd MC: bɣɛi 0 Attributions

          Pái 俳 and more often pái yōu 俳優 refer to a superior specialist in comic talk.

            Syntactic words
          • nHANSHU: court jester specialising in funny talk
          妓  jì OC: ɡreʔ MC: giɛ 0 Attributions

          The most current general word for an entertainer is jì 妓, and this word refers to any entertainer including artists, dancers, and clowns of any kind.

            Syntactic words
          俳唱  pái chàng OC: brɯɯd thjaŋs MC: bɣɛi tɕhi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • ncourt comedy, court jesting
          俳舞  pái wǔ OC: brɯɯd maʔ MC: bɣɛi mi̯o 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • nQIANFULUN: comic performance
          優俳  yōu pái OC: qu brɯɯd MC: ʔɨu bɣɛi 0 Attributions
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          • ncomedy actor???; comedy
          優徒  yōu tú OC: qu daa MC: ʔɨu duo̝ 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NP{N1adN2}agentjesters
          女樂  nǚ yuè OC: naʔ ŋɡraawɡ MC: ɳi̯ɤ ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions

          Nu# yuè 女樂 is a standard general term for female musical entertainers or female musicians.

            Syntactic words
          拍彈  pāi dàn OC: phraaɡ daans MC: phɣɛk dɑn 0 Attributions
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          • NPpost-Han, SANGUOZHI: comic performance by
          樂  yuè OC: ŋɡraawɡ MC: ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions
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          • nentertainer
          涖  lì MC: lijH OC: ɡ-rɯbsCH 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNenter and fulfill officeCH
          愚  yú 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • vibe foolishCH

          Existing SW for

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