Talk:弦鞀

Definition

Where did you get the definition? This instrument is actually a synonym for the taogu (鞀鼓, pellet drum), and is supposed to have predated lutes in China. 173.88.241.33 06:00, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

I guess it's possible that "弦鞀" refers to a taogu (鞀鼓, pellet drum on a stick/handle) that has had strings stretched along the stick, thus converted from a drum into a string instrument. 173.88.241.33 06:06, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Hanyu Da Cidian ([1]):

乐器名。犹今之三弦。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

Yuèqì míng. Yóu jīn zhī sānxián. [Pinyin]

The name of an instrument. It is like the modern-day 三弦.

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What is your source?

—suzukaze (t・c) 06:06, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) It comes from Hanyu Da Cidian:

亦作“弦鞉”。乐器名。犹今之三弦。《旧唐书·音乐志二》：“琵琶、四弦，漢乐也。初，秦長城之役，有弦鼗而鼓之者。” 清毛奇龄《西河词话》卷三五：“三弦起於秦時，本三代鼗鼓之製，而改形易響，謂之弦鞉。唐時坐部多習之。”

It is not a percussion instrument, but a stringed instrument; it is definitely not a synonym for 鞀鼓. Also see this. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 06:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)