Japanese Word Entry

競演
Kana:きょうえん
Romaji:kyouen
Definitions:
  1. contest (between performers), competitive performance

  2. competition between theatres putting on the same show


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Chinese characters used in this word

emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race, contend, vie, compete
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng)
Cantonese: ging6
Japanese: キョウ (kyou)、 ケイ (kei) / きそ.う (kisou)、 せ.る (seru)、 くら.べる (kuraberu)
Korean: 경 (gyeong)
Vietnamese: cạnh
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

performance, act, play, render, stage, perform, put on, exercise
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄢˇ (yǎn), ㄧㄢˋ (yàn)
Cantonese: jin2
Japanese: エン (en) / のべる (noberu)
Korean: 연 (yeon)
Vietnamese: diễn