đàn tranh

Vietnamese

Etymology

đàn (“musical instrument”) +‎ tranh (“zither, from Chinese 筝”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗaːn˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗaːŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

đàn tranh

(music) A small plucked zither with movable bridges and usually 16 or 17 strings, of Vietnamese origin.

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