壳子弦

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 壳子弦 – see 殼仔弦 (“kezaixian, a high-pitched huqin with soundbox made from a small coconut shell and wooden soundboard, used in the traditional music of Taiwan and southern Fujian province”). (This term is the simplified form of 殼子弦, which is in turn a variant form of 殼仔弦).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.