三線

Chinese
three
 
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire; line
trad. (三線/三綫) 三 線/綫
simp. (三线) 三 线

Pronunciation

Noun

三線

  1. (often attributive) third line; third tier
    三線城市／三线城市  ―  sānxiàn chéngshì  ―  third-tier city

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
三 線
さん
Grade: 1		 しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi irregular

From Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さんしん [sàńshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

三(さん)線(しん) • (sanshin) 

  1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and a skin-covered body originally from Okinawa, the precursor to the shamisen
    Synonyms: 蛇皮線 (jabisen), 蛇味線 (jamisen)
Descendants
  • → English: sanshin
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
三 線
さん
Grade: 1		 せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From 三 (san, “three”) +‎ 線 (sen, “string”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さんせん [sàńséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

三(さん)線(せん) • (sansen) 

  1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese plucked string instrument played similarly to a banjo

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan
三線 (sanshin): a three-stringed fretless lute with a snakeskin body

Etymology
Kanji in this term
三 線
さん
Grade: 1		 しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Mandarin 三弦 (sānxián, “sanxian”).

Pronunciation
  • (Shuri-Naha) さ​んしん [sáꜜnshìn] (Kakō - [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sãɴɕĩɴ]

Noun

三線 (hiragana さんしん, rōmaji sanshin)

  1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and skin-covered body, a precursor to the shamisen

Derived terms
  • 三(さん)線(しん)張(は)やー (sanshin hayā)
  • 歌(うた)三(さん)線(しん) (utasanshin)

Descendants

References
  1. 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

Further reading
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