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胡琴

胡琴

Chinese

		non-Han peoples, particularly those in the north and west	(mus. instr.) zither
simp. and trad. (胡琴)		胡	琴

Noun

胡琴

huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)

Synonyms

(Min Nan, Hakka) 絃仔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	琴
こ Jinmeiyō	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

胡琴 ‎(hiragana こきん, romaji kokin)

huqin

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): húqín

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ kam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ô͘-khîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: húqín → húqin (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ → ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwu.chyn
  - IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/ → /xu³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: wùh kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ kam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ kʰɐm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô͘-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: ôo-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'qiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/