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古琴
gu2 kam4 |
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7-stringed zither, qin (musical instrument) 琴 alone used to refer to this instrument, but in modern Chinese, many other musical instruments are described as a type of 琴, and so 古 or 七絃 was added to refer to the 7-stringed Chinese zither. Also called 七絃琴.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:古 gu2 - ancient; old; a surname琴 kam4 - qin (musical instrument), musical instrument |
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