特磬

特磬

Chinese

		special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal	ancient percussion instrument made from stone or jade
simp. and trad. (特磬)		特	磬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tèqìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak⁶ hing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tèqìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehchinq
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak⁶ hing³
    • Yale: dahk hing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁹ hing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg⁶ hing³
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚² hɪŋ³³/

Noun

特磬

1. (music) A type of Chinese sounding stone (qing) used primarily in ritual/ceremonial music. It is a single thin piece of limestone or jade cut in an L-shape, hung from a frame, and struck with a wooden mallet.