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kouxian

Syllables: kou·xian

kouxian noun: a type of mouth harp, of Chinese origin, usually made of bamboo or sometimes brass, and often consisting of more than one lamellae.

kouxian: a type of mouth harp, of Chinese origin, usually made of bamboo or sometimes brass, and often...
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Noun

kouxian (plural kouxians)

  1. A type of mouth harp, of Chinese origin, usually made of bamboo or sometimes brass, and often consisting of more than one lamellae.

Forms of kouxian

pluralkouxians

Origin of kouxian

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 口弦 (kǒuxián).

Questions about kouxian

What does kouxian mean?
Kouxian means a type of mouth harp, of Chinese origin, usually made of bamboo or sometimes brass, and often consisting of more than one lamellae.
What part of speech is kouxian?
Kouxian is a noun.
What is the plural of kouxian?
The plural of kouxian is kouxians.

Words near kouxian in the dictionary

  1. koutchie
  2. koutchies
  3. koutekite
  4. Koutsos
  5. Kouvola
  6. kouxian
  7. kouxians
  8. kouza
  9. kouzas
  10. Kouznetsoff
  11. Kouznetsov

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