The playwright Shih Ju-fang says, "Taiwanese Opera has never been comparable to traditional Chinese opera in terms of its long tradition and standardized forms.
劇作家施如芳表示：「歌仔戲歷史較短，原本就不像傳統劇種有十分嚴明的程式，對這類拼貼戲更有所謂『胡撇仔無掠包』的默契。」