月琴

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Korean 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Mandarin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.3 References 4 Vietnamese 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	琴

[edit] Etymology

月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")

[edit] Noun

月琴 (hiragana げっきん, romaji gekkin)

1. a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, derived from the Chinese yueqin and formerly used in the traditional music of Japan

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology

月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")

[edit] Noun

月琴 (wolgeum; hangul: 월금)

1. a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

月琴

[edit] Etymology

月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")

[edit] Noun

月琴 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yuèqín)

1. a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera

[edit] References

• "月琴 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-03-31.
• (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.

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[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Etymology

月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")

[edit] Noun

月琴 (nguyệt cầm)

1. the đàn nguyệt