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金石絲竹

简金石丝竹 · 繁金石絲竹

Mandarin · pinyin jīn shí sī zhú

(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
(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
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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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(figuratively) all kinds of musical instruments

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