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金石絲竹

简 金石丝竹 · 繁 金石絲竹
Mandarin · pinyin jīn shí sī zhú

Meanings

  1. (lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
  2. (fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments
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金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
石
shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
絲
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竹
zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
丝
sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
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1–2–1–2 · jin1 shi2 si1 zhu2

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  1. (figuratively) all kinds of musical instruments

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Exact source record金石絲竹 金石丝竹 [jin1 shi2 si1 zhu2] /(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)/(fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments/