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彈琴

彈琴

See also: 弹琴

Chinese

		bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	(mus. instr.) zither
trad. (彈琴)		彈	琴
simp. (弹琴)		弹	琴

Verb

彈琴

(music) to play a stringed instrument or piano

Derived terms

對牛彈琴／对牛弹琴 (duìniútánqín)

黃連樹下彈琴／黄连树下弹琴

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tánqín

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taan⁴ kam⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thàn-khìm
Min Nan (POJ): tôaⁿ-khîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tánqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanrchyn
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰa̠n³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taan⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: tàahn kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taan⁴ kam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːn²¹ kʰɐm²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thàn-khìm
  - Hakka Romanization System: tanˇ kimˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tan² kim²
  - IPA: /tʰan¹¹ kʰim¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tôaⁿ-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: tuânn-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvoa'qiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tuã²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tuã²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tuã¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tuã²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tuã²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/