亂彈
See also: 乱弹
Chinese
    
| in confusion; disorderly | bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (亂彈) | 亂 | 彈 | |
| simp. (乱弹) | 乱 | 弹 | |
| Literally: “chaotic/disorderly plucking”. | |||
Etymology
    
An originally derogatory term referring to the tuning system of seven equal divisions of the octave used by local Chinese opera/theater forms during the Qing Dynasty; this system was regarded by some as inferior to the Pythagorean system of tuning, with its twelve divisions of the octave, which had been used during the Ming Dynasty.
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
亂彈
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