天琴

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (天琴)		天	琴
simp. #(天琴)		天	琴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ kam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiancín
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-chʻin²
    • Yale: tyān-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianchyn
    • Palladius: тяньцинь (tjanʹcinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ kam⁴
    • Yale: tīn kàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ kam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ kem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

天琴

1. (music) A traditional fretless plucked lute of the Zhuang people; its soundbox is usually made from a gourd.

Synonyms

• 仙琴