阮咸琵琶

阮咸琵琶

Chinese

		ruanxian; ruan	pipa
simp. and trad. (阮咸琵琶)		阮咸	琵琶

Ruan Xian (right, playing Qin pipa) with Rong Qiqi (left, playing qin), in a relief dating from the 4th century

Etymology

Named after Chinese scholar 阮咸 (Ruǎn Xián) of the Six Dynasties period, who played a round-bodied, long-necked fretted plucked lute that was called Qin pipa (秦琵琶) in his time.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnxián pípá

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ruǎnxián pípá
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshyan pyipar
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnsián pípá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐwän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

Noun

阮咸琵琶

1. (music) Synonym of 阮咸 (ruǎnxián).