月琴

Chinese

		moon	stringed instrument
trad. (月琴)		月	琴
simp. ^#(月琴)		月	琴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèqín

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ kam⁴
Northern Min (KCR): ngṳè-gěng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍rh-khîm / ge̍h-khîm / goe̍h-khîm
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yuq-jin; ⁸yoq-jin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuècín
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-chʻin²
  - Yale: ywè-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehchyn
  - Palladius: юэцинь (juecinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ kam⁴
  - Yale: yuht kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ kem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kʰɐm²¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳè-gěng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyɛ⁴² keiŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-khîm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰim²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqqiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqqiim
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰim²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰim¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yuq-jin; ⁸yoq-jin
  - MiniDict: yuih^入 jin; yoh^入 jin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-jjin; ⁵hhioq-jjin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²³/

Noun

月琴

yueqin (short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera)
A long-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body and two strings, used in the traditional music of Taiwan.

Synonyms

(long-necked lute): (Hokkien) 乞食琴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	琴
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

月(げつ) (getsu, “moon”) + 琴(きん) (kin, “stringed instrument”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡe̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

月(げっ)琴(きん) • (gekkin)

a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, derived from the Chinese yueqin and formerly used in the traditional music of Japan

Korean

Hanja in this term
月	琴

Noun

月琴 • (wolgeum) (hangeul 월금)

hanja form^? of 월금 (“a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
月	琴

Noun

月琴

chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầm (“moon lute”)