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Wings 側台（空間）／邊幕（布幕）
The offstage space to either side of the acting area, where crew, cast and scenery wait out of the audience's sight. The masking cloths that create that sightline are a separate item, although English uses the same word loosely for both.
中文
表演區兩側、觀眾看不到的後台空間，工作人員、演員和佈景在那裡待命。做出那條視線的遮擋布幕是另一件東西，但英文常常兩個都叫 wings。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HK | 側舞台 | 康文署官方中文技術資料寫「側舞台」，英文版寫 side stage。 |
| TW | 側台 |
Easy to get wrong
中文分得比英文清楚：「側台」是空間，「邊幕」是布。英文 wings 兩個都指，翻譯搞混會把人派到錯的位置。
"In the wings" means standing by offstage. It does not mean hidden behind a specific leg.
Legs, tabs and borders are all masking, but only the legs form the wing entrances. A venue quoting five legs is not quoting five usable entrances.
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Sources
- Parts of a theatre — Wikipedia primary
- 香港大會堂劇院詳細技術設施資料（中文） — 康樂及文化事務署
- Hong Kong City Hall Theatre — technical specification — Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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