đàn tranh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“to play a stringed musical instrument”) and 箏 (“zither”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, chiếc) đàn tranh

  1. small plucked zither with movable bridges, usually made with 16 or 17 strings

Further reading

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