guzheng
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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 古箏/古筝 (gǔzhēng).
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guzheng (plural guzhengs)
- A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.
- 2024 January 20, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “An Asian megastar who fills arenas in Europe–so who is he?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 14:
- Then the next moment, to an “oooh” from the seats around me, the spotlight picked out Chou playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither.
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zither-like stringed instrument
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