古琴

Chinese

		ancient	zither; stringed instrument
trad. (古琴)		古	琴
simp. #(古琴)		古	琴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² kam⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵ku-jin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔcín
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-chʻin²
    • Yale: gǔ-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuchyn
    • Palladius: гуцинь (gucinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² kam⁴
    • Yale: gú kàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² kam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² kem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ kʰɐm²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ku-jin
    • MiniDict: ku^去 jin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-jjin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ d͡ʑin⁴⁴/

Noun

An antique guqin in the lianzhu form

古琴

1. (music) guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither; qin

   彈古琴／弹古琴  ―  tán gǔqín  ―  to play the guqin

Usage notes

• In the past, the 古琴 was referred to only as 琴 (qín), but it now has the prefix 古- (“ancient”) to distinguish it from other instruments which also use the word 琴 (qín). The 古琴 may be referred to as 琴 (qín) after the first mention of 古琴.
• It is sometimes confused with the guzheng (古箏／古筝) which is a different stringed instrument.

Synonyms

• 琴 (qín)
• 七絃琴／七弦琴, 七弦琴 (qīxiánqín)

Derived terms

• 古琴室
• 古琴曲
• 古琴譜／古琴谱

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古琴):

• → Japanese: 古琴(こきん) (kokin)
• → Korean: 고금(古琴) (gogeum)
• → Vietnamese: cổ cầm (古琴)

See also

• 古箏／古筝 (gǔzhēng)
• 二胡 (èrhú)

Proper noun

古琴

1. Alternative name for 古琴臺／古琴台 (Gǔqín Tái).

Derived terms

• 古琴臺／古琴台 (Gǔqín Tái)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	琴
こ Grade: 2	きん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

古(こ)琴(きん) • (kokin) 

1. guqin (Chinese seven-stringed zither)

   古琴(こきん)を弾(ひ)く

   kokin o hiku

   play the guqin

   古琴(こきん)を奏(かな)でる

   kokin o kanaderu

   play the guqin

Synonyms

• 琴(きん)の琴(こと) (kin no koto)

See also

• 筝

Korean

Hanja in this term
古	琴

Noun

古琴 • (gogeum) (hangeul 고금)

1. Hanja form^? of 고금 (“guqin; Chinese seven-stringed zither”).

See also

• 금 (笒, geum)
• 휘금 (徽琴, hwigeum)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
古	琴

Noun

古琴

1. chữ Hán form of cổ cầm (“guqin”).