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八音
baat3 jam1 |
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[1] an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials 匏 (gound), 土 (earthenware), 革 (skin), 木 (wood), 石 (stone), 金 (metal), 絲 (silk), and 竹 (bamboo). [2] any one of a variety of genres of traditional instrumental music from Guangxi, China Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:八 baat3 - eight音 jam1 - sound; voice; noise; tone 1 compounds containing this word:八音度 - an octave (in music) |
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