guzheng
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 古箏/古筝 (gǔzhēng).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
guzheng (plural guzhengs)
- A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.
- 2024 January 20, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “An Asian megastar who fills arenas in Europe–so who is he?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 14:
- Then the next moment, to an “oooh” from the seats around me, the spotlight picked out Chou playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
zither-like stringed instrument
|
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin
- English terms derived from Hanyu Pinyin
- English terms borrowed from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ʌŋ
- Rhymes:English/ʌŋ/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:String instruments