琴 (kam4 | qin2) : qin (musical instrument), musical instrument

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琴

kam4

qin2

[1] qin, a Chinese fretted instrument with five or seven strings somewhat similar to a zither [2] a musical instrument, especially stringed, as the piano, violin [3] a Chinese family name [4] [粵] previous (day, night, etc.)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

琴

This word has been viewed 11757 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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琴日 kam4 jat6 = yesterday 粵

琴晚 kam4 maan5 = last night; yesterday evening 粵

大提琴 daai6 tai4 kam4 da4 ti2 qin2 = cello

小提琴 siu2 tai4 kam4 xiao3 ti2 qin2 = a violin; a fiddle

鋼琴 gong3 kam4 gang1 qin2 = piano (pianoforte)

彈琴 taan4 kam4 tan2 qin2 = [1] to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument; [2] to play a harp, piano, organ, etc.

琴行 kam4 hong4*2 = piano shop; music store, musical instrument store

對牛彈琴 deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2 = to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience)

打鋼琴 daa2 gong3 kam4 = to play the piano (彈鋼琴 is far more commonly used)

木琴 muk6 kam4 mu4 qin2 = xylophone, marimba

口琴 hau2 kam4 kou3 qin2 = harmonica

鋼琴家 gong3 kam4 gaa1 gang1 qin2 jia1 = pianist

大提琴家 daai6 tai4 kam4 gaa1 = cellist

電子風琴 din6 zi2 fung1 kam4 = electric organ

電子琴 din6 zi2 kam4 dian4 zi3 qin2 = electric piano, electric keyboard; an electone

三角琴 saam1 gok3 kam4 = a grand piano; a trigon

小提琴手 siu2 tai4 kam4 sau2 xiao3 ti2 qin2 shou3 = a violinist

琴棋書畫 kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6*2 = playing piano, playing chess, writing and drawing

彈鋼琴 taan4 gong3 kam4 tan2 gang1 qin2 = to play the piano

琴瑟 kam4 sat1 qin2 se4 = qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony

琴手 kam4 sau2 qin2 shou3 = player of a stringed instrument

琴師 kam4 si1 qin2 shi1 = player of a stringed instrument

手風琴 sau2 fung1 kam4 shou3 feng1 qin2 = an accordion

六角形手風琴 luk6 gok3 jing4 sau2 fung1 kam4 = a concertina (lit., "six-sided accordion")

大鍵琴 daai6 gin6 kam4 da4 jian4 qin2 = harpsichord

羽管鋼琴 jyu5 gun2 gong3 kam4 = a harpsichord

七絃琴 cat1 jin4 kam4 qi1 xian2 qin2 = qin (musical instrument), heptachord

五絃琴 ng5 jin4 kam4 wu3 xian2 qin2 = pentachord (musical instrument)

俄式三絃琴 ngo4 sik1 saam1 jin4 kam4 e2 shi4 san1 xian2 qin2 = balalaika

八絃琴 baat3 jin4 kam4 ba1 xian2 qin2 = octochord (musical instrument)

單絃琴 daan1 jin4 kam4 dan1 xian2 qin2 = monochord

四絃琴 sei3 jin4 kam4 si4 xian2 qin2 = tetrachord (musical instrument)

尤克里里琴 jau4 hak1 lei5 lei5 kam4 you2 ke4 li3 li3 qin2 = ukelele

氣笛風琴 hei3 dek6 fung1 kam4 qi4 di2 feng1 qin2 = a calliope

班卓琴 baan1 coek3 kam4 ban1 zhuo1 qin2 = a banjo

琴絃 kam4 jin4 qin2 xian2 = string (of musical instrument)

琴聲 kam4 seng1 qin2 sheng1 = tweedle

琴鳥 kam4 niu5 qin2 niao3 = a lyrebird

笛琴 dek6 kam4 di2 qin2 = melodica

簧風琴 wong4 fung1 kam4 huang2 feng1 qin2 = melodion

翼琴 jik6 kam4 yi4 qin2 = clavichord

豎琴 syu6 kam4 shu4 qin2 = a harp

風琴 fung1 kam4 feng1 qin2 = an organ (musical instrument)

風琴顫音裝置 fung1 kam4 zin3 jam1 zong1 zi3 feng1 qin2 chan4 yin1 zhuang1 zhi4 = tremolo

鐵琴 tit3 kam4 tie3 qin2 = a glockenspiel

揚琴 joeng4 kam4 yang2 qin2 = a yangqin, a dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)

吹口琴 ceoi1 hau2 kam4 = snorting heroin; cunnilingus 粵

楊琴 joeng4 kam4 yang2 qin2 = Yang Qin

古琴 gu2 kam4 gu3 qin2 = 7-stringed zither, qin

司琴 si1 kam4 si1 qin2 = to play piano at a ceremony or church etc.

練琴 lin6 kam4 lian4 qin2 = to practise playing piano

琴鍵 kam4 gin6 qin2 jian4 = piano keys

倫琴 leon4 kam4 lun2 qin2 = rontgen; roentgen

馬頭琴 maa5 tau4 kam4 ma3 tou2 qin2 = morin khuur, matouqin

口簧琴 hau2 wong4 kam4 kou3 huang2 qin2 = jew's harp

侖琴計 leon4 kam4 gai3 lun2 qin2 ji4 = roentgenometer

天琴座 tin1 kam4 zo6 tian1 qin2 zuo4 = Lyra (constellation)

奇琴伊塞 kei4 kam4 ji1 coi3 qi2 qin2 yi1 sai4 = Chichen Itza

小風琴 siu2 fung1 kam4 xiao3 feng1 qin2 = harmonium

愛琴海 oi3 kam4 hoi2 ai4 qin2 hai3 = Aegean Sea

琴柱草 kam4 cyu5 cou2 qin2 zhu4 cao3 = salvia

西搭琴 sai1 daap3 kam4 xi1 da1 qin2 = sitar, setar

柏斯琴行 paak3 si1 kam4 hong4*2 bai3 si1 qin2 hang2 = Parsons Music

通利琴行 tung1 lei6 kam4 hong4*2 tong1 li4 qin2 hang2 = Tom Lee Music

煮鶴焚琴 zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4 zhu3 he4 fen2 qin2 = pay no respect for elegance

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琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲地方幾好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有少少好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有一啲好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... it was average.
[I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]

我琴晚睇咗一套感人嘅戲粵
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]

今日冇琴日咁熱。粵
It is not so hot today as it was yesterday.
[Parsing: 今日 today | 冇 is not | 琴日 yesterday | 咁 so | 熱 hot. The Cantonese structure is much simpler than the English.]

琴日都好地地嘅，今日就發燒囉。粵
It was all fine yesterday; the fever just came up today.

今日冇堂上，因為琴日上咗堂。粵
There is no class today, because we had one yesterday.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，但係一啲都唔好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, however one little bit also not good-watch.]

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