"In the past people used to use the expression 'listen to a play.' This is because through the percussion and singing one could figure out what kind of character was coming on stage and how they were feeling," says Wen Chiu-chu, a lecturer in music at the National Institute of Arts who specializes in Peking opera percussion.
「以前常說『聽戲』，因為透過鑼鼓點與唱腔，大概就知道出場的是何方神聖，心情又是如何」，國立藝術學院音樂系講師，專研京戲鑼鼓的溫秋菊說。