Help: Style Guide

This section briefly explains the meaning of brackets and other symbols used in the transcripts.

( ) : denotes stage directions

【】: denotes a qupai

{}: denotes brackets present in the source

{A/B}: denotes alternatives placed in the text to cater for different performance occasions, i.e. {皇上大婚礼成/聖主萬寿聖誕}

{A}+{B}: denotes that the two alternatives were laid out on the same line, indicating simultaneous action

Strikethrough text: denotes deleted text

[^]: denotes an addition or transcribed marginalia

□: denotes an illegible character (1 mark per illegible character)