guqin 古琴[] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general
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variant of 琴[], guqin or zither
fiddle / violin
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
string (of a stringed instrument)
a piano key
pianist
harp
harmonica
pipe organ (musical instrument)
viola
pianist
accordion
violinist / fiddler
organ / pipe organ
xylophone
floating between zither and sword (idiom) / fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
player of a stringed instrument
bow (of a stringed instrument)
player of a stringed instrument
traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
(idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting) / (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony
out of tune / marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony
musical instrument store (esp. one selling stringed instruments)
(Tw) gin and tonic
(Tw) gin and tonic
gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒[])
mallet / drumstick
lyrebird
carrying very little luggage (idiom) / honest and incorruptible (government officials)
guqin or seven-stringed zither
to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool
person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
double bass / contrabass
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27