絲竹

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	bamboo
trad. (絲竹)		絲	竹
simp. (丝竹)		丝	竹

Etymology

絲 ("silk," referring to string instruments, which formerly had strings made of twisted silk) + 竹 ("bamboo," referring to woodwind instruments, which were typically made of bamboo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīzhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zuk¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-chuk
• Wu (Wiktionary): sr tsoq (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sīzhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syjwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihjhú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ zuk¹
    • Yale: sī jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-chuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii´ zug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si¹ zug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: sr tsoq (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʊʔ²¹/

Noun

絲竹

1. music
2. traditional stringed and woodwind instruments

Derived terms

• 江南絲竹／江南丝竹 (Jiāngnán sīzhú)