琴瑟

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

琴瑟

  1. (music) the qin and the se (traditional Chinese zither-like instruments)
    窈窕淑女琴瑟 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yǎotiǎoshūnǚ, qínsè yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]
    The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: With lutes, small and large, let us give her friendly welcome.
  2. (figurative) marital harmony

Derived terms

  • 琴瑟之好
  • 琴瑟和好
  • 琴瑟不調琴瑟不调
  • 琴瑟和諧琴瑟和谐
  • 琴瑟和鳴琴瑟和鸣 (qínsèhémíng)
  • 琴瑟失調琴瑟失调
  • 琴瑟相調琴瑟相调
  • 琴瑟調和琴瑟调和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: S
しつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 琴瑟 (MC ɡˠiɪm ʃɪt̚).

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

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