揚琴

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See also: 扬琴

Chinese

hurl; to raise; to scatter qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (揚琴) 揚 琴
simp. (扬琴) 扬 琴
alternative forms 洋琴

Etymology

Originally written as 洋琴 (yángqín), literally "foreign musical instrument".

Pronunciation

Noun

揚琴

  1. yangqin (traditional Chinese hammered dulcimer)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 揚琴 (“yangqin”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 揚琴
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 揚琴
Singapore 揚琴
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 揚琴
Cantonese Hong Kong 揚琴
Jin Xinzhou 打琴
Northern Min Jian'ou 揚琴
Southern Min Xiamen 揚琴
Jieyang 搖琴

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (揚琴):

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
揚 琴
よう
Grade: S 		きん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
洋琴

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 揚琴 (MC yang gim).

Pronunciation

Noun

揚(よう)琴(きん) • (yōkin) 

  1. yangqin (musical instrument)

Korean

Hanja in this term
揚琴

Noun

揚琴 • (yanggeum) (hangeul 양금)

  1. hanja form? of 양금 (“yangqin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
揚琴

Noun

揚琴

  1. chữ Hán form of dương cầm (“yangqin”).
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