冰弦

See also: 冰絃

Chinese

		ice	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (冰弦/冰絃)		冰	弦/絃
simp. (冰弦)		冰	弦

Etymology

After the mythical 冰蠶／冰蚕 (bīngcán).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bīngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bīngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bingsián
    • Wade–Giles: ping¹-hsien²
    • Yale: bīng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bingshyan
    • Palladius: бинсянь (binsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

冰弦

1. (poetic) zither string

Synonyms

• 琴弦 (qínxián)