柳琴

Chinese

		willow	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (柳琴)		柳	琴
simp. ^#(柳琴)		柳	琴

Etymology

From 柳葉琴／柳叶琴 (liǔyèqín), the instrument's original name, meaning "willow-leaf-(shaped) stringed instrument".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǔqín

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ kam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǔqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǒucín
  - Wade–Giles: liu³-chʻin²
  - Yale: lyǒu-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leouchyn
  - Palladius: люцинь (ljucinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁵ kam⁴
  - Yale: láuh kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ kem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

柳琴

a small plucked, fretted lute with a pear-shaped body and four strings, used in Chinese traditional and classical music

References

liuqin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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