yueqin

See also: yuèqín and yue qin

English

Alternative forms

• yue qin
• (obsolete) yüeh-ch'in

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 月琴 (yuèqín, literally “moon(-shaped) stringed instrument; moon guitar”).

Noun

yueqin (plural yueqin or yueqins)

1. (music) A small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

Synonyms

• moon guitar, moon lute, moon zither
• (Japanese contexts): gekkin

Translations

Chinese stringed instrument

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 月琴 (zh) (yuèqín)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 월금 (wolgeum)
• Manchu: ᡶ᠋ᡳᡨᡠᡥᠠᠨ (fituhan), ᠶᡠᠸᡝᡳ
  ᡴᡳᠨ (yuwei kin)