奚琴

Chinese

		what; why	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (奚琴)		奚	琴
simp. ^#(奚琴)		奚	琴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīqín

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁴ kam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sicín
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻin²
  - Yale: syī-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyn
  - Palladius: сицинь (sicinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hai⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: hàih kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁴ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁴ kem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

Noun

奚琴

xiqin, an ancient Chinese vertical bowed string instrument with two strings in the huqin family (derived from the Xi people of Northern China)

References

“奚琴”, in info.guqu.net‎^[1] (in Mandarin), 13 December 2007 (last accessed)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奚	琴
けい Hyōgai	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

奚(けい)琴(きん) • (keikin)

(music) xiqin

Korean

Hanja in this term
奚	琴

Noun

奚琴 • (haegeum) (hangeul 해금)

hanja form^? of 해금 (“a traditional Korean vertical bowed string instrument”)

References

The Haegeum Sanjo of Four Ryu liner notes (scroll down first section below the photo to read detailed information about the 奚琴 in English)