弦鞀

Chinese

		bow string; string of mus. instr.	hand drum used by peddlers
trad. (弦鞀/弦鼗)		弦	鞀/鼗
simp. (弦鼗)		弦	鼗
alternative forms		弦鞉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiántáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ tou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiántáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siántáo
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-tʻao²
    • Yale: syán-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantaur
    • Palladius: сяньтао (sjanʹtao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ tou⁴
    • Yale: yìhn tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

Noun

弦鞀

1. (music) a stringed instrument used in the Qin dynasty, similar to the sanxian

See also

• 三弦 (sānxián)