yueqin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

yueqin yueqins yue qin yüeh-ch'in

Etymology

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

Synonyms

moon guitar moon lute moon zither gekkin
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