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Ruan

Ruan

See also: ruan, ruán, ruàn, Ruán, and ruǎn

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Ruan m

  1. A male given name

Related terms

ruan

ruan

See also: Ruan, ruán, ruàn, Ruán, ruǎn, ruan2, and ruan3

English

Noun

ruan (plural ruans)

  1. (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

  • gaoyinruan (soprano)
  • xiaoruan (alto)
  • zhongruan (tenor)
  • daruan (bass)
  • diyinruan (contrabass)

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Mandarin

Romanization

ruan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ruán.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǎn.

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.