Chinese

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qin; general name for certain instruments (mus. instr.)
trad. (琴瑟)
simp. #(琴瑟)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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琴瑟

  1. (music) the qin and the se (traditional Chinese zither-like instruments)
  2. (figurative) marital harmony

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (琴瑟):
  • Japanese: 琴瑟(きんしつ) (kinshitsu)
  • Korean: 금슬(琴瑟) (geumseul)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: S
しつ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 琴瑟 (MC gim srit).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きん)(しつ) (kinshitsuきんしつ (kinsitu)?

  1. (literary, music) the qin and the se (traditional Chinese zither-like instruments)
  2. (literary, figurative) marital harmony

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN