金 石 丝 竹

jīn shí sī zhúdictionary entry

(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom) / (fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments

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Original source entry:

金石絲竹 金石丝竹 [jin1 shi2 si1 zhu2] /(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)/(fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments/

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Other forms in these source records: 金石絲竹

金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]
shí
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Shí
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei
丝
sī
silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
竹
zhú
(bound form) bamboo / Kangxi radical 118

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