三弦
See also: 三絃
Chinese
| three | bow string; string of mus. instr. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三弦/三絃) | 三 | 弦/絃 | |
| simp. (三弦) | 三 | 弦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 jin4
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānxián
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sansián
- Wade–Giles: san1-hsien2
- Yale: sān-syán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyan
- Palladius: саньсянь (sanʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānxiánr
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sansiánr
- Wade–Giles: san1-hsien2-ʼrh
- Yale: sān-syánr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyal
- Palladius: саньсяньр (sanʹsjanʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 jin4
- Yale: sāam yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hièn
- Hakka Romanization System: samˊ hienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sam1 hian2
- Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hiàn
- Hakka Romanization System: samˊ hianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sam1 hian2
- Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: samˋ hien
- Sinological IPA: /sam⁵³ hien⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-hiân
- Tâi-lô: sam-hiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: samhieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: san1 hin5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: saⁿ hîⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sã³³⁻²³ hĩ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
三弦
Synonyms
- 弦子 (xiánzi)
Descendants
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 弦 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
げん Grade: S |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 三絃 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三弦 (sānxián).
Pronunciation
Noun
三弦 • (sangen)
- synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum
- a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)
- Synonym: 三弦子 (sangensu)
- any other three-stringed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sanxian, Okinawan sanshin, or Japanese shamisen
- the three types of lute used in 雅楽 (gagaku) music: the 琵琶 (biwa), 箏 (sō) , and 和琴 (wagon)
Derived terms
- 三弦協奏曲 (sangen kyōsōkyoku)
- 三弦草 (sangensō)