柳琴

Chinese

		willow	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (柳琴)		柳	琴
simp. #(柳琴)		柳	琴

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 柳琴 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• Liuqin (English)

Etymology

From 柳葉琴／柳叶琴 (liǔyèqín), the instrument's original name, meaning "willow-leaf-(shaped) stringed instrument".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǔqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ kam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǔqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǒucín
    • Wade–Giles: liu³-chʻin²
    • Yale: lyǒu-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leouchyn
    • Palladius: люцинь (ljucinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁵ kam⁴
    • Yale: láuh kàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ kam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ kem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

柳琴

1. a small plucked, fretted lute with a pear-shaped body and four strings, used in Chinese traditional and classical music

References

• liuqin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia