奚琴

Chinese

		what; why	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (奚琴)		奚	琴
simp. #(奚琴)		奚	琴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁴ kam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sicín
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻin²
    • Yale: syī-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyn
    • Palladius: сицинь (sicinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁴ kam⁴
    • Yale: hàih kàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁴ kam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁴ kem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

奚琴

1. xiqin, an ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings in the huqin family (derived from the Xi people of Northern China)

References

• “奚琴”, in info.guqu.net‎^[1] (in Mandarin), 2007 December 13 (last accessed)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奚	琴
けい Hyōgaiji	きん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

奚(けい)琴(きん) • (keikin) 

1. xiqin

Korean

Hanja in this term
奚	琴

Noun

奚琴 • (haegeum) (hangeul 해금)

1. Hanja form^? of 해금 (“a traditional Korean vertical bowed string instrument”).

References

• The Haegeum Sanjo of Four Ryu liner notes (scroll down first section below the photo to read detailed information about the 奚琴 in English)