三線

Chinese

		three	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (三線/三綫)		三	線/綫
simp. (三线)		三	线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansiàn
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsien⁴
    • Yale: sān-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshiann
    • Palladius: саньсянь (sanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

三線

1. (often attributive) third line; third tier

   三線城市／三线城市  ―  sānxiàn chéngshì  ―  third-tier city

Coordinate terms

• 一線／一线 (yīxiàn), 二線／二线 (èrxiàn), 四線／四线 (sìxiàn), 五線／五线 (wǔxiàn), 六線／六线 (liùxiàn), 七線／七线 (qīxiàn), 八線／八线 (bāxiàn)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	線
さん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi	irregular

From Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんしん [sàńshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

三(さん)線(しん) • (sanshin) 

1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and a skin-covered body originally from Okinawa, the precursor to the shamisen

   Synonyms: 蛇皮線 (jabisen), 蛇味線 (jamisen)

Descendants

• → English: sanshin

See also

• 三味線(しゃみせん) (shamisen, “shamisen”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	線
さん Grade: 1	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

From 三 (san, “three”) +‎ 線 (sen, “string”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんせん [sàńséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

三(さん)線(せん) • (sansen) 

1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese plucked string instrument played similarly to a banjo

Okinawan

三線 (sanshin): a three-stringed fretless lute with a snakeskin body

Etymology

Kanji in this term
三	線
さん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Mandarin 三弦 (sānxián, “sanxian”).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri) さ​んしん [sáꜜǹshìǹ] (Kakō – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sãɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

三(さん)線(しん) (sanshin) 

1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and skin-covered body, a precursor to the shamisen

Derived terms

• 三(さん)線(しん)張(は)やー (sanshin hayā)
• 歌(うた)三(さん)線(しん) (utasanshin)

Descendants

• → English: sanshin
• → Japanese: 三線 (sanshin)

Further reading

• “サンシン” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
• “さんしん【三線】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “サンシン（さんしん）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “さんしん” in Okinawan Dialect - Japanese Dialects Dictionary - Goo Dictionary.
• “さんしん” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
• “三線” in Weblio Dictionary.