阮咸琵琶

Chinese

		ruanxian; ruan	pipa
simp. and trad. (阮咸琵琶)		阮咸	琵琶

Ruan Xian (right, playing Qin pipa) with Rong Qiqi (left, playing qin), in a relief dating from the 4th century

Etymology

Named after Chinese scholar 阮咸 (Ruǎn Xián) of the Six Dynasties period, who played a round-bodied, long-necked fretted plucked lute that was called Qin pipa (秦琵琶) in his time.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǎnxián pípá

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ruǎnxián pípá
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshyan pyipar
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnsián pípá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐwän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

Noun

阮咸琵琶

(music) Synonym of 阮咸 (ruǎnxián).

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