八音

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Chinese[edit]

eight sound; noise; news
trad. (八音)
simp. #(八音)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

八音

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (),‎ (yīn).
  2. (music) an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials
  3. (music) any one of a variety of genres of traditional instrumental ensemble music, mostly originating in southern China and Taiwan

Derived terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
はち > はっ
Grade: 1
いん > ちん
Grade: 1
goon kan’on
Kanji in this term
はち
Grade: 1
いん
Grade: 1
goon kan’on
Kanji in this term
はち > はっ
Grade: 1
おん > とん
Grade: 1
goon
Kanji in this term
はち
Grade: 1
おん
Grade: 1
goon
 八音 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 八音. The on reading for changes to ton as an instance of renjō (連声). The in reading for changes to chin as an instance of renjō (連声).

Noun[edit]

(はち)(おん) or (はっ)(とん) or (はち)(いん) or (はっ)(ちん) (hachion or hatton or hachiin or hatchin

  1. (music) an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials

See also[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun[edit]

八音 (bát âm)

  1. chữ Hán form of bát âm (musical instrument classification system).