月琴

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Chinese

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moon stringed instrument
trad. (月琴)
simp. #(月琴)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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月琴

  1. yueqin (short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera)
  2. a long-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body and two strings, used in the traditional music of Taiwan

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Diagram of a gekkin.
Diagram of a gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding the instrument.

Etymology

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(げつ) (getsu, moon) + (きん) (kin, stringed instrument)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げっ)(きん) (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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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月琴 (wolgeum) (hangeul 월금)

  1. hanja form? of 월금 (a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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月琴

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầm (moon lute).