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Ruan
ruan
ruan
English
Noun
ruan (plural ruans)
- (music) A type of Chinese plucked string instrument with a fretted neck, and a family of related instruments.
Synonyms
- ruanqin (mainly in reference to Taiwan)
Hyponyms
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Mandarin
Romanization
ruan
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.