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三弦

三弦

See also: 三絃

Chinese

		three; 3	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (三弦/三絃)		三	弦/絃
simp. (三弦)		三	弦

Noun

三弦

sanxian (a fretless lute with three strings, used in traditional Chinese music)

Synonyms

弦子 (xiánzi)

See also

三味線／三味线 (sānwèixiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sānxián

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sam-hiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyan
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānxiánr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyal
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ ɕjɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: sāam yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-hiân
  - Tâi-lô: sam-hiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samhieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/