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彈撥樂器

简弹拨乐器 · 繁彈撥樂器

Mandarin · pinyin tán bō yuè qì

plucked string instrument
Classifier: 件 jiàn

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樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
弹: dàn · pellet, bullet, shot, shell
拨: bō · move; dispel; distribute
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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2–1–4–4 · tan2 bo1 yue4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taan4 but6 ngok6 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 彈撥樂器. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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