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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 qínqin2guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general; variant of , guqin or zither
2琴瑟不调 琴瑟不調 qín tiáoqin2 se4 bu4 tiao2out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟 , two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
3琴心剑胆 琴心劍膽 qín xīn jiàn dǎnqin2 xin1 jian4 dan3music and swordsmanship (idiom)
4琴弦 琴弦 qín xiánqin2 xian2string (of a stringed instrument)
5琴斯托霍瓦 琴斯托霍瓦 qín tuō huò Qin2 si1 tuo1 huo4 wa3Częstochowa (city in Poland)
6琴书 琴書 qín shūqin2 shu1traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
7琴手 琴手 qín shǒuqin2 shou3player of a stringed instrument
8琴师 琴師 qín shīqin2 shi1player of a stringed instrument
9琴声 琴聲 qín shēngqin2 sheng1The sound of the zither
10琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鳴 qín míngqin2 se4 he2 ming2in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony
11琴瑟 琴瑟 qín qin2 se4qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
12琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín shū huàqin2 qi2 shu1 hua4the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person
13琴鸟 琴鳥 qín niǎoqin2 niao3lyrebird
14琴酒 琴酒 qín jiǔqin2 jiu3gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒 )
15琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo língqin2 jian4 piao1 ling2floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
16琴键 琴鍵 qín jiànqin2 jian4a piano key
17琴锤 琴錘 qín chuíqin2 chui2mallet; drumstick