đàn tranh
Vietnamese
đàn tranh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“to play a stringed musical instrument”) and 箏 (“zither”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧]
Noun
- A small plucked zither with movable bridges and usually 16 or 17 strings, of Vietnamese origin
Further reading
traditional Vietnamese musical instruments on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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