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弦數

简弦数 · 繁弦數

Mandarin · pinyin xián shù

number of strings (of an instrument)

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弦: xián · string; hypotenuse, crescent
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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2–4 · xian2 shu4

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