絲竹
Chinese
| silk; thread; trace | bamboo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (絲竹) | 絲 | 竹 | |
| simp. (丝竹) | 丝 | 竹 | |
Etymology
絲 ("silk," referring to string instruments, which formerly had strings made of twisted silk) + 竹 ("bamboo," referring to woodwind instruments, which were typically made of bamboo).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syjwu
- IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: si1 zuk1
- Yale: sī jūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 dzuk7
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 zug1
- IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: sr tsoq (T1)
- IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʊʔ²¹/
- (Shanghainese)
Noun
絲竹
- music
- traditional stringed and woodwind instruments
Derived terms
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