cải biên
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Definition
- Verb:
- To arrange (regarding an old artistic work): To adapt or rework an existing artistic work, especially a traditional or classical one, to suit new requirements, tastes, or performance contexts.
- To adapt / to rework: To modify the form, structure, or content of a pre-existing piece of art, such as a drama, musical composition, or story, while retaining its core essence.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà hát quyết định cải biên một vở tuồng cổ. (The theater decided to arrange a traditional classical drama.)
- Ông ấy cải biên bản nhạc dân ca cho dàn nhạc giao hưởng. (He adapted the folk song for the symphony orchestra.)
- Kịch bản được cải biên để phù hợp với khán giả hiện đại. (The script was reworked to suit a modern audience.)
Advanced Usage
- "cải biên lại": to rearrange, to readapt. This emphasizes doing the adaptation again or further.
- Vở kịch sau mười năm lại được cải biên lại. (The play was readapted after ten years.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phóng tác (v): to freely adapt or create a work based on an original, often with more creative liberty than "cải biên."
- Chuyển thể (v): to adapt a work from one medium to another (e.g., novel to film).
- Biên soạn lại (v): to recompile or redact, often used for texts.
Synonyms
- Arrange: To prepare or adapt a musical or dramatic composition.
- Adapt: To make suitable for a new use or purpose.
- Rework: To revise and improve an existing work.
- Remodel: To change the structure or form.
Related Idioms
Note: "Cải biên" is a specific term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Its usage is primarily technical within artistic and literary contexts.
verb
- To arrange (nói về vốn nghệ thuật cũ)
- cải biên một vở tuồng cổto arrange a traditional classical drama