吟

yín

to chant / to recite / verse / song (often used in titles of classical poems) / (literary) to lament / to groan / (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects / (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gǔ qín]) (cf. 猱[náo], wide vibrato)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

吟 吟 [yin2] /to chant; to recite/verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)/(literary) to lament; to groan/(bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects/(music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)/

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

old variant of 吟[yín]

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Original source entry:

唫吟 [yin2] /old variant of 吟[yin2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 唫

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