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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	弦	弦	xián	xian2	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; Classifiers: 根
2	弦诵不辍	弦誦不輟	xián sòng bù chuò	xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4	variant of 弦诵不辍 ; incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
3	弦乐器	弦樂器	xián yuè qì	xian2 yue4 qi4	string instrument
4	弦乐队	弦樂隊	xián yuè duì	xian2 yue4 dui4	string orchestra
5	弦月窗	弦月窗	xián yuè chuāng	xian2 yue4 chuang1	a narrow slit window; a lunette
6	弦乐	弦樂	xián yuè	xian2 yue4	half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month; string music
7	弦外之音	弦外之音	xián wài zhī yīn	xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1	overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
8	弦外之意	弦外之意	xián wài zhī yì	xian2 wai4 zhi1 yi4	see 弦外之音
9	弦外之响	弦外之響	xián wài zhī xiǎng	xian2 wai4 zhi1 xiang3	see 弦外之音
10	弦索笙歌	弦索笙歌	xián suǒ shēng gē	xian2 suo3 sheng1 ge1	stringed instruments; the flute and singing (idiom)
11	弦数	弦數	xián shù	xian2 shu4	number of strings (of an instrument)
12	弦切角	弦切角	xián qiē jiǎo	xian2 qie1 jiao3	chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
13	弦鸣乐器	弦鳴樂器	xián míng yuè qì	xian2 ming2 yue4 qi4	string instrument
14	弦论	弦論	xián lùn	xian2 lun4	string theory (in theoretical physics)
15	弦理论	弦理論	xián lǐ lùn	xian2 li3 lun4	string theory (physics)
16	弦歌	弦歌	xián gē	xian2 ge1	to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
17	弦而鼓之	弦而鼓之	xián ér gǔ zhī	xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1	lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it
18	弦贝斯	弦貝斯	xián bèi sī	xian2 bei4 si1	acoustic bass (guitar)