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七絃琴
  cat1 jin4 kam4   jyutping
  qi1 xian2 qin2   pinyin
heptachord, qin (musical instrument), 7-stringed zither

alone used to refer to this instrument, but in modern Chinese, many other instruments are described as a type of , and so or was added to refer to the 7-stringed Chinese zither. Also called 古琴.
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
七絃琴 / 七弦琴

This word has been viewed 1619 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2008 06:47 and last edited on 9th Feb 2010 06:33
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Characters in this word:

 cat1  -  seven
 jin4  -  string (on a musical instrument)
 kam4  -  qin (musical instrument), musical instrument
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