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宮商角徵羽

简宫商角徵羽 · 繁宮商角徵羽

Mandarin · pinyin gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ

pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

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商: shāng · commerce, business, trade
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
徵: zhǐ · zhēng · summon, recruit; musical note
羽: yǔ · feather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
宫: gōng · palace

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–1–2–3–3 · gong1 shang1 jue2 zhi3 yu3

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Compare dictionary sources 2 Cantonese readings

gung1 soeng1 gok3 zi2 jyu5

Cantonese word readings for 宮商角徵羽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gung1 soeng1 gok3 zing1 jyu5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.