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xiqin

xiqin noun: an ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings.

Noun

xiqin

  1. An ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings.

Origin of xiqin

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 奚琴 (xīqín). Doublet of haegeum.

Questions about xiqin

What does xiqin mean?
Xiqin means an ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings.
What part of speech is xiqin?
Xiqin is a noun.

Words near xiqin in the dictionary

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  2. xiphydriid
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  6. xiqin
  7. Xiqing
  8. xique-xique
  9. xir
  10. Xirdalan
  11. Xiri

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