(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
(modern) to play a transvestite role
to masquerade as an opponent
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
cross-gender acting
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
喺戲劇度扮演同自己性別相反嘅角色 to play a role of the opposite sex in a drama, film, etc.
呢個女演員反串扮男人。
呢个女演员反串扮男人。
ni1 go3 neoi5 jin2 jyun4 faan2 cyun3 baan6 naam4 jan2. This woman plays a role of a man.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to play a role one does not usually play in a performance, often of the opposite gender
在這部電視劇中他反串了一個女性角色。
在这部电视剧中他反串了一个女性角色。
zài zhè bù diàn shì jù zhōng tā fǎn chuàn le yī ge nǚ xìng jué sè . He cross-dressed a female role in this TV show.
verb, Internet
to mimick and ridicule the members of a specific community