古琴
古琴 gǔ qín ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gu2 kam4
- guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
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More words with these characters
古
琴
- 钢琴鋼琴 gāng qín ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gong3 kam4 piano
- 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ siu2 tai4 kam4 fiddle
- 伦琴倫琴 Lún qín ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ leon4 kam4 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer
- 口琴 kǒu qín ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau2 kam4 harmonica
- 嘴琴 zuǐ qín ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi2 kam4 Jew's harp
- 坠琴墜琴 zhuì qín ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi6 kam4 same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]
Idioms with these characters
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 亘古不变亙古不變 gèn gǔ bù biàn ㄍㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gang2 gu2 bat1 bin3 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
- 贵古贱今貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ gwai3 gu2 zin6 gam1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 古井无波古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 对牛弹琴對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 琴剑飘零琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 琴棋书画琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ jan4 kam4 keoi1 mong4 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
- 一琴一鹤一琴一鶴 yī qín yī hè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄧ ㄏㄜˋ jat1 kam4 jat1 hok6 carrying very little luggage (idiom)