Chinese

Noun

提琴 (classifier 把 (bǎ))

1. (music) violin family of musical instruments
2. (music) tiqin, one of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music

Derived terms

References

• Mention of 提琴 as a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 提琴 ‎(dej gim). Compare modern Mandarin 提琴 ‎(tíqín).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• ていきん (Heiban)^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [te̞ːkĩɴ]

Noun

提琴 ‎(hiragana ていきん, romaji teikin)

1. (music) a kind of traditional Chinese stringed instrument played with a bow

   Depending on time period and region, this term may refer to the two-stringed tiqin or yehu, or to a sihu with four strings. Generally larger and with a lower range than the erhu.^[2][3]

2. (rare) a violin, a fiddle

Derived terms

• 提琴家 (ていきんか, ​teikinka): a violinist, a fiddler (rare)

Synonyms

• (violin): バイオリン (​baiorin)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan