guqin

guqin
noun /ɡuːˈtʃiːn,ku˨˩tɕʰin˧˥]|
a) A plucked, seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family, favoured by scholars and the literati in ancient times.

Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago.

b) (place) Guqin Tai 《古琴臺》 (Guqin Terrace or Heptachord Terrace, etc), the name of a place in Wuhan, China.

, 2005, Travel China Guide ([ travelchinaquide.com], 09 September 2006)

Syn: 珡, 琹, 琴, 七絃琴, seven, stringed, zither

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