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yueqin

yueqin noun: 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.

Noun

yueqin (plural yueqin or yueqins)

  1. 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, gekkin

Synonyms of yueqin

Forms of yueqin

pluralyueqin
pluralyueqins
alternative formyue qin
alternative formyüeh-ch'in

Origin of yueqin

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

Questions about yueqin

What does yueqin mean?
Yueqin means 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.
What part of speech is yueqin?
Yueqin is a noun.
What is the plural of yueqin?
The plural of yueqin is yueqin.

Words near yueqin in the dictionary

  1. Yuengling
  2. Yuenglings
  3. Yuens
  4. yuenyeung
  5. Yuepuhu
  6. yueqin
  7. Yueqing
  8. yueqins
  9. Yuexiu
  10. Yueyang
  11. Yuezhi

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