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撥弦樂器

简拨弦乐器 · 繁撥弦樂器

Mandarin · pinyin bō xián yuè qì

plucked string or stringed instrument
plucked instrument

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弦: xián · string; hypotenuse, crescent
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
拨: bō · move; dispel; distribute
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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1–2–4–4 · bo1 xian2 yue4 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

but6 jin4 ngok6 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 撥弦樂器. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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