殼弦

Chinese

		shell	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (殼弦/殼絃)		殼	弦/絃
simp. (壳弦)		壳	弦

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khak-hiân

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khak-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: khak-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qakhieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛn²⁴/

Noun

殼弦

1. (Hokkien, music) kezaixian, a high-pitched huqin with soundbox made from a small coconut shell and wooden soundboard, used in the traditional music of Taiwan and southern Fujian province

Synonyms

• 殼仔弦／壳仔弦 (kézǎixián)
• 提弦