| 中文 | ENGLISH |
| 北管 | Beiguan |
| 京劇 | Beijing (Peking) Opera |
| 二人轉 | Benbeng Opera (Erh Jen Chuan) |
| 佛教儀式音樂 | Buddhist Ritual Music |
| 粵戲 | Cantonese Opera |
| 儒教音樂 | Confucian Ritual Music |
| 洞經音樂 | Dongjing Music |
| 高甲戲 | Kaochia Opera |
| 河北梆子 | Hebei Bangzi |
| 花鼓戲 | Huaguxi |
| 滬劇 | Huju |
| 吉劇 | Jiju |
| 晉劇 | Jinju |
| 口技 | Kouji |
| 快板 | Kuaiban |
| 崑曲 | Kunqu |
| 梨園戲 | Liyuan Opera |
| 呂劇 | Luju |
| 閩戲 | Min Opera |
| 南管 | Nanguan |
| 南戲 | Nanxi |
| 十二木卡姆 | On Ikki Muqam |
| 歐劇 | Ouju |
| 蒲劇 | Puju |
| 秦腔 | Shaanxi Opera |
| 越劇 | Shaoxing Opera |
| 川劇 | Sichuan Opera |
| 臺灣說唱音樂 | Taiwan Narrative Music (Taiwan Speech-and-Song Music) |
| 臺灣民謠 | Taiwanese Folk Songs |
| 歌仔戲 | Taiwanese Opera |
| 道教儀式音樂 | Taoist Ritual Music |
| 採茶戲 | Tea-picking Opera |
| 潮劇 | Teochew Opera |
| 藏族音樂 | Tibetan Music |
| 國樂 | Traditional Chinese Music |
| 無極 | Wuju |
| 豫劇 | Yuju Opera |
| 雜劇 | Zaju |
| 行當 | Traditional roles |
| 丑 | Chou / jester |
| 末 | Mo / scatterbrained elder |
| 文丑 | Wen Chou / clown / flawed character |
| 武丑 | Wu Chou / acrobatic jester |
| 旦 | Dan / female role |
| 彩旦 | Cai Dan / female jester |
| 刀馬旦 | Daoma Dan / female warrior / general |
| 花旦 | Hua Dan / young female |
| 老旦 | Lao Dan / older female |
| 青衣 | Qing Yi / virtuous lady (usually the protagonist |
| 武旦 | Wu Dan / female fighter / assassin / demoness |
| 淨 | Jing / strong male role (face painted to show force of character |
| 文淨 | Wen Jing / mature male character |
| 武淨 | Wu Jing / confrontational male character |
| 生 | Sheng / male lead |
| 老生 | Lao Sheng / dignified male (over 40 years old) |
| 娃娃生 | Wa Wa Sheng / child (under 14) |
| 武生 | Wu Sheng / noble hero |
| 小生 | Xiao Sheng / young male lead (beardless) |
| 雜 | Za / miscellaneous roles |
| 龍套 | Lung Tao / crowd, army (played by groups of 4) |
| 黑 / 粗 | Black / rough, uncultured |
| 綠 / 邪 | Green / sinister, diabolical |
| 紅 / 義 | Red / loyal, honest |
| 打 | To fight |
| 作 | To walk |
| 念 | To recite |
| 唱 | To sing |
| 著名作品 | Popular Pieces |
| 十面埋伏 | Ambush from All Sides |
| 塞上曲 | At The Northern Frontier Fortress |
| 漢宮秋月 | Autumn Moon over Han Palace |
| 月圓花好 | Beautiful Flower on a Full Moon |
| 靈山梵音 | Buddhist Music in the Spiritual Mountain |
| 彩雲追月 | Colored Cloud Chasing the Moon |
| 彝族舞曲 | Dance of the Yi People |
| 瑤族舞曲 | Dance of the Yao People |
| 漁樵問答 | Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter |
| 胡笳十八拍 | Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute |
| 飛花點翠 | Floating Petals |
| 夕陽簫鼓 | Flutes and Drums at Dusk |
| 唐山過台灣無半點錢 | From Tang Mountain to Taiwan Without Any Money |
| 喜洋洋 | Great Happiness |
| 廣陵散 | Guangling Melody |
| 奉勸世間客家人 | Hakkas of the World |
| 高山流水 | High Mountains and Flowering Water |
| 賽馬 | Horse Racing |
| 百鳥朝鳳 | Hundred Birds Pay Homage to Phoenix |
| 剎猛打拼 | Hunting and Working Hard |
| 茉莉花 | Jasmine Flower |
| 正正當當作一個良善的人 | Make Your Hearts Right |
| 潯陽月夜 | Moonlit Night at Xunyang |
| 魚舟唱晚 | Night Song of the Fisherman |
| 鷓鴣飛 | Patridge in Flight |
| 陽關三疊 | Parting at Yang Guan Pass |
| 鳳凰展翅 | Phoenix Spreading Their Wings |
| 耕山耕田 | Plowing the Mountains and the Fields |
| 梅花三弄 | Plum Bloosom Melodies |
| 病中吟 | Recitation in Illness |
| 春江花月夜 | Spring Flowers on Moonlit River |
| 姑蘇行 | Suzhou Travel |
| 將軍令 | The General's Command |
| 月兒高 | The Moon Aloft |
| 二泉映月 | The Moon Mirrored in the Erquan Pool |
| 紫竹調 | The Purple Bamboo Tune |
| 陽春白雪 | White Snow in Early Spring |
| 金蛇狂舞 | Wild Dance of the Golden Snake |
| 平沙落雁 | Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank |
| 布袋戲 | Glove puppetry |
| 人偶 | puppet |
| 操偶藝師 | puppet master |
| 布袋戲流派 | Schools of budaixi |
| 北管布袋戲 | Beiguan |
| 潮調布袋戲 | Chaodiao |
| 歌仔調布袋戲 | Gezaixi |
| 南管布袋戲 | Nanguan |
| 外江布袋戲 | Waijiang |
| 著名布袋戲操偶師 | Notable Taiwanese puppeteers |
| 鍾任祥 | Chung Jen-hsiang |
| 新興閣掌中劇團 | Hsin Hsing Ku Puppet Show Troupe |
| 李天祿 | Lee Tien-lu |
| 李天祿布袋戲文物館 | Lee Tien-lu Hand Puppet Museum |
| 亦宛然掌中劇團 | I Wan Jan Puppet Theater |
| 小宛然劇團 | Theatre du Petit Miroir |
| 「戲夢人生」 | The Puppetmaster |
| 許王 | Hsu Wang |
| 小西園掌中劇團 | Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theater |
| 小西園木偶藝術工作室 | Studio of Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppetry Art |
| 黃海岱 | Huang Hai-dai |
| 忠勇孝義傳 | Anthology of the Loyal, Brave, Filial, and Righteous |
| 五洲園掌中劇團 | Wu Chou Yuan Puppet Theater |
| 雲林虎尾布袋戲館 | Yunlin Glove Puppetry Museum |
| 黃俊雄 | Huang Chun-hsiung |
| 金光戲 | Golden Light Puppetry (Jinguang-style Puppetry) |
| 史艷文 | Shih Yan-wen |
| 藏鏡人 | The Man in the Mirror |
| 「雲州大儒俠」 | The Great Martial Artist of Yunchou |
| 黃強華 | Huang Chiang-hua |
| 黃文擇 | Huang Wen-tse |
| 霹靂布袋戲 | Pili-style Glove Puppetry (Pili Puppetry) |
| 素還真 | So Hoan-chin (Su Huan-jen) |
| 黑白郎君 | The Man with the Ying-Yang Face |
| 獨眼龍 | The One-eyed Dragon |
| 客家戲 | Hakka opera
Also known as: Hakka tea-picking opera |
| 三腳採茶戲 | Hakka tea-picking trio opera
small-scale opera featuring three characters (two actresses, one clown) |
| 客家大戲 | grand Hakka opera
large-scale opera with ensemble of characters and sophisticated storyline |
| 音樂元素 | Musical variations |
| 亂彈 | luantan |
| 四平 | siping |
| 外江 | waijiang |
| 客家戲代表性團隊 | Representative groups |
| 榮興客家採茶劇團 | Rom Shing Hakka Opera Troupe |
| 鄭榮興 | Cheng Jung-hsing |
| 鄭美妹 | Cheng Mei-mei |
| 《緣訂三生》 | 《A Fated Love Affair》 |
| 《賢女勸夫》 | 《Exhortations from a Virtuous Wife to Her Husband》 |
| 《糶酒》 | 《Flirtation at a Public House》 |
| 《霸王虞姬》 | 《Hegemon-King of Western Chu and Consort Yu》 |
| 崑曲 | Kunqu |
| 崑劇 | Also known as：Kunju |
| 十四世紀 | Fourteen century |
| 江蘇省 | Jiangsu Province |
| 崑山 | Kunshan |
| 板 | ban (wooden clappers) |
| 鈸 | bo (cymbals) |
| 大鑼 | daluo (big gong) |
| 笛子 | dizi (horizontal bamboo flute) |
| 二胡 | erhu (two-stringed fiddle) |
| 三弦 | sanxian (a three-stringed lute) |
| 小鑼 | xiaoluo (small gong) |
| 箏 | zither |
| 詠嘆調 | aria |
| 混合曲 (集成曲) | medley |
| 音樂表演 | musical recital |
| 管弦樂 | orchestra |
| 雜技 | acrobatics |
| 鬧劇 | farce |
| 手勢 | gesture |
| 啞劇 | mime |
| 戲曲 | opera |
| 吟詠 | chanting |
| 對話 | dialogue |
| 唱詞 | libretto |
| 獨白 | monologue |
| 詩文朗誦 | poetry recital |
| 特定唱法 | stylistic singing |
| 崑曲代表性團隊 | Representative groups |
| 二分之一Q劇場 | 1／2 Q Theater |
| 戴君芳 | Dai Jun-fang |
| 楊汗如 | Yang Han-ru |
| 《小船幻想詩》 | 《Boat Fantasy for Mona Lisa》 |
| 《亂紅》 | 《Peach Blossom Rain》 |
| 《戀戀南柯》 | 《Nanke Story》 |
| 《柳．夢．梅》 | 《Willow Dreams of Plum》 |
| 蘭庭崑劇團 | Lanting Kun Opera Troupe |
| 蕭本耀 | Xiao Ben-yao |
| 王志萍 | Wang Zhi-ping |
| 《蘭庭六記》 | 《Six Legends of Lanting》 |
| 《玉簪記》 | 《The Jade Hairpin》 |
| 《獅吼記》 | 《The Lion's Roar》 |
| 《長生殿》 | 《The Palace of Eternal Life》 |
| 臺灣崑劇團 | Taiwan Kunqu Opera Theatre |
| 《蝶夢蓬萊》 | 《Butterflies of Penglai》 |
| 《范蠡與西施》 | 《Fan Li and Xi Shi》 |
| 《風箏誤》 | 《Kite Romance》 |
| 《荊釵記》 | 《The Wooden Hairpin》 |
| 崑曲代表性作品 | Representative plays |
| 《竇娥冤》 | 《The Injustice Done to Dou E》 |
| 關漢卿 | Author: Guan Hanqing |
| 《桃花扇》 | 《The Peach Blossom Fan》 |
| 孔尚任 | Author: Kong Shangren |
| 《牡丹亭》 | 《The Peony Pavilion》 |
| 湯顯祖 | Author: Tang Xianzu |
| 《白蛇傳》 | 《The White Snake ("Madame White Snake")》 |
| 馮夢龍 | Author: Feng Menglong |
| 京劇 | Peking Opera |
| 京劇化妝及配件 | Accessories & makeup |
| 彩妝 | face paint |
| 髯口 | fake beard (comes in white, grey, and black) |
| 貼片 | hair attachments |
| 勒頭 | head binding (to raise the position of eyebrows) |
| 胭脂 | rouge |
| 京劇服裝 | Costumes |
| 斗蓬 | cloak |
| 靴鞋 | heeled boots |
| 靠 | kao (battle armor) |
| 靠旗 | kao qi (battle flags) |
| 盔頭 | hui tou (headgear) |
| 蟒 | mang (formal wear for nobility) |
| 帔 | pei (casual clothing with flowing sleeves for nobility) |
| 坎肩 | shawl |
| 褶 | zhe (casual clothing for peasants) |
| 京劇臉譜 | Face-painting patterns |
| 著色方式 | Application types |
| 揉臉 | to paint one's face (used for powerful or respected roles) |
| 勾臉 | to decorate one's face (used for colorful, glamorous types) |
| 抹臉 | to mask one's face (used for slay or villainous types) |
| 臉譜 | Face types |
| 歪臉 | asymmetrical face (for morally inappropriate behavior) |
| 十字門臉 | crucifix face (for heroic figures) |
| 破臉 | disfigured face (for personality or physical defects) |
| 整臉 | full face (symmetrical pattern to represent good morale) |
| 老臉 | old face (for elderly figures) |
| 碎臉 | patchwork face (intricate face for courageous figures) |
| 意象臉 | symbolic face (for mythological creatures and ghosts) |
| 三塊瓦 | tri-colored face (for vivid characters) |
| 粉白奸臉 | powder-white face (for ruthless and sly figures) |
| 京劇道具 | Traditional props (Qimo) |
| 日常生活用具 | Lifestyle props |
| 梳子 | brush |
| 燭臺 | candlestick |
| 扇子 | fan |
| 手帕 | handkerchief |
| 燈籠 | lantern |
| 酒杯 | wine cup |
| 表現特定環境的道具 | Props for signifying settings |
| 椅子 | chair |
| 窯門 | chair as an oven door |
| 石墩 | chair as stone columns |
| 水井 | chair as a water well |
| 布 | drapes |
| 布城 | drapes symbolizing city gates (literally "city made of cloth") |
| 守舊 | wall tapestry (to separate the front and back stages) |
| 旗子 | flag |
| 雲片 | cloud flag (to represent the weather) |
| 門旗 | door flag (to represent entrances) |
| 火旗 | fire flag (to represent fire) |
| 水旗 | water flag (to represent rivers or lakes) |
| 風旗 | wind flag (to represent storms) |
| 一桌二椅 | one table, two chairs (generic setting) |
| 桌子 | table |
| 床 | table as a bed |
| 餐桌 | table as a dining table |
| 靈堂 | table as a funeral altar |
| 山崗 | table as a mountain |
| 交通工具 | Transportation props |
| 馬鞭 | horse whip (to represent riding a horse) |
| 船槳 | oar (to represent rowing a boat) |
| 轎帘 | sedan chair (to represent a carriage) |
| 車旗 | vehicle flag (to represent moving vehicles) |
| 兵器 | Weaponry |
| 弓 | bow |
| 弩 | crossbow |
| 諸葛弩 | repeating crossbow |
| 刀 | broadsword, saber |
| 八卦刀 | Bagua broadsword |
| 蝴蝶雙刀 | butterfly sword |
| 苗刀 | Chinese long saber |
| 鴛鴦鉞 | crescent moon knives |
| 關刀 | Guandao |
| 柳葉刀 | Liuyedao, willow-leaf saber |
| 樸刀 | Pudao, horse-cutter sword |
| 斬馬刀 | single-bladed, anti-cavalry sword |
| 鉤 | tiger hook sword |
| 雁毛刀 | Yanmadao, goose-quill saber |
| 九節鞭 | chain whip |
| 流星錘 | meteor hammer |
| 三截棍 | Sanjiegun, coiling dragon staff |
| 匕首 | dagger |
| 棍 | rod, staff |
| 斧 | axe |
| 戟 | Chinese halberd |
| 錘 | Chinese mace |
| 月牙鏟 | monk's spade |
| 雙截棍 | nanchucks |
| 棒 | short rod |
| 鐮 | sickle |
| 叉 | trident |
| 槍 | spear |
| 劍 | sword |
| 風火輪 | wind-and-fire wheels |
| 京劇代表性團隊 | Representative groups |
| 當代傳奇劇場 | Contemporary Legend Theatre |
| 吳興國 | Wu Hsing-kuo |
| 《李爾在此》 | 《King Lear》 |
| 《樓蘭女》 | 《Medea》 |
| 《慾望城國》 | 《The Kingdom of Desire》 |
| 《等待果陀》 | 《Waiting for Godot》 |
| 國光劇團 | GuoGuang Opera Company |
| 李小平 | Lee Xiao-ping |
| 魏海敏 | Wei Hai-min |
| 《水袖與胭脂》 | ⫸ "Flowing Sleeves and Rouge" |
| 《艷后和她小丑們》 | ⫸ "Cleopatra and Her Fools" |
| 《孟小冬》 | ⫸ "Meng Xiaodong |
| 《百年戲樓》 | ⫸ "One Hundred Years on Stage" |
| 國立臺灣戲曲學院京劇團 | Jing-Ju Opera Troupe of National Taiwan College of Performing Arts |
| 侯剛本 | Hou Kang-pen |
| 《闇河渡》 | 《Ghostdom River》 |
| 《竹籔中》 | 《In a Grove (Yabu no Naka)》 |
| 《羅生門》 | 《Rashomon》 |
| 《八月雪》 | 《Snow in August》 |
| 歌仔戲 | Taiwanese opera |
| 歌謠(小調) | terms |
| 歌仔 | ballad (ditty) |
| 車鼓戲 | cart drum opera |
| 反串 | cross-dressed performers |
| 白話劇 | vernacular opera |
| 女性角色 | female roles |
| 老婆 / 老旦 | elder female figure |
| 彩旦 / 三八 | female jester |
| 小旦 | female lead |
| 妖婦 | female villain |
| 苦旦 | sorrowful female character |
| 副旦 / 花旦 | primary supporting actress |
| 三花 | third supporting actress |
| 男性角色 | male roles |
| 小丑 | male jester |
| 反生 | male lead |
| 武生 | martial artist |
| 副生 | supporting actor |
| 樂器 | musical instruments |
| 京胡 | Chinese mandolin |
| 古箏 | Chinese zither |
| 拍板 (檀板) | clappers (pl.) |
| 鈸 | cymbals (pl.) |
| 笛子 | dizhi (Chinese flute) |
| 嗩吶 | suona (horn) |
| 水袖 | water sleeves (pl.) |
| 代表性人物 | Representative figures |
| 廖瓊枝 | Liao Chiung-chih |
| 孫翠鳳 | Sun Cui-feng |
| 楊麗花 | Yang Li-hua |
| 春美歌劇團 | Chun-Mei Taiwanese Opera Troupe |
| 郭春美 | Kuo Chun-mei |
| 《青春美夢》 | 《A Beautiful Dream of Youth》 |
| 《變心》 | 《Heart Off》 |
| 《將軍寇》 | 《Switch》 |
| 財團法人廖瓊枝歌仔戲文教基金會 | Liao Chiung-chih Taiwanese Opera Foundation for Culture and Education |
| 廖瓊枝 | Liao Chiung-chih |
| 《火燒紅蓮寺》 | 《The Burning of Red Lotus Temple》 |
| 《王寶釧》 | 《Wang Bao-chuan》 |
| 《王魁負桂英》 | 《Wang Kuei's Betrayal of Guei-ying》 |
| 明華園戲劇團 | Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group |
| 陳明吉 | Chen Ming-ji |
| 《蓬萊大仙》 | 《Grand Immortal of Penglai》 |
| 《濟公活佛之雪狐情》 | 《JiGong, the Living Buddha: Enchanted Snow Fox》 |
| 《何仙姑》 | 《Lotus Lady Fairy: He Xiangu》 |
| 秀琴歌劇團 | ShiuKim Taiwanese Opera Troupe |
| 張秀琴 | Zhang Xiu-qin |
| 《范蠡獻西施》 | 《Beauty Trap》 |
| 《大唐風雲》 | 《Legend of Tang Dynasty》 |
| 《安平追想曲》 | 《Romance of Anping》 |
| 唐美雲歌仔戲團 | Tang Mei Yun Taiwanese Opera Company |
| 唐美雲 | Tang Mei-yun |
| 《仁者無仇》 | 《Deathless Beauty》 |
| 《添燈記》 | 《Love on Pregnancy》 |
| 《燕歌行》 | 《Who is My Bride?》 |
| 豫劇 | Yu opera |
| 河南梆子 | Also known as: Henan Bangzi Opera |
| 「四功五法」 | The Four Skills and Five Techniques of Chinese Opera |
| 四功 | The Four Skills |
| 唱 | to sing |
| 念 | to recite |
| 做 | to pose |
| 打 (舞) | to fight (dance) |
| 五法 | The Five Techniques |
| 手 | hands (to gesture) |
| 眼 | eyes (to convey emotion) |
| 身 | body (for different postures) |
| 步 | feet (for different strides) |
| 法 | stage rules (of Yu opera) |
| 唱腔 | Tune Types |
| 高調 | Kao tune |
| 沙河調 | Shahe tune |
| 祥符調 | Xiangfu tune |
| 豫東調 | Yudong tune (comedy) |
| 豫西調 | Yuxi tune (tragedy) |
| 豫劇代表性團隊 | Representative groups |
| 臺灣豫劇團 | Taiwan Bangzi Opera Company |
| 王海玲 | Wang Hai-ling |
| 《約／束》 | 《Bonds》 |
| 《劉姥姥》 | 《Granny Liu》 |
| 《天問》 | 《Questioning Heaven》 |
| 《花嫁巫娘》 | 《The Sorceress Bride》 |
| 《美人尖 》 | 《The Widow's Peak》 |
| 《巾幗．華麗緣》 | 《Women Are Renamed》 |
| 《朝陽溝》 | 《Chaoyang Valley》 |
| 楊蘭春 | Scripwriter: Yang Lanchun |
| 《穆桂英挂帥》 | 《Mu Guiying Takes Command》 |
| 馬金鳳 | Author: Ma Jinfeng |
| 豫劇代表性作品 | Representative plays |
| 《花木蘭》 | 《Mulan》 |
| 《金鎖記》 | 《The Golden Cangue》 |
| 《七品芝麻官》 | 《The Lowly Bureaucrat》 |