哀絲

Chinese

		sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament	silk; thread; trace
trad. (哀絲)		哀	絲
simp. (哀丝)		哀	丝

Etymology

Literally "sorrowful silk"; the strings of most Chinese musical instruments were traditionally made from twisted silk dating back to ancient times

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āisī

  (Zhuyin): ㄞ ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āisī
    • Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: aisih
    • Wade–Giles: ai¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: āi-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aisy
    • Palladius: айсы (ajsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

Noun

哀絲

1. (literary) melancholy sounds of a string instrument

Coordinate terms

• 豪竹