捧哏

pěnggén ㄆㄥˇ ㄍㄣˊ

    • straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 对口相声 duìkǒuxiàngshēng)
    • to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏 dòugén

      of a straight man

Character by character

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