guzheng

• gu zheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 古箏 / 古筝 (gǔzhēng).

• IPA^(key): /ɡuːˈd͡ʒʌŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋ

guzheng (plural guzhengs)

1. A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.
   • 2024 January 20, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “An Asian megastar who fills arenas in Europe–so who is he?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 14:

     Then the next moment, to an “oooh” from the seats around me, the spotlight picked out Chou playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither.

• zheng
• Chinese zither

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones