yueqin

See also: yuèqín and yue qin

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Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 月琴 (yuèqín, literally moon(-shaped) stringed instrument; moon guitar).

Noun

yueqin (plural yueqin or yueqins)

  1. (music) A small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

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