三弦

See also: 三絃

Chinese

		three	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (三弦/三絃)		三	弦/絃
simp. (三弦)		三	弦

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sâm-hièn / sâm-hiàn

  (Hailu, HRS): sam^ˋ hien

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sam-hiân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): san¹ hin⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansián
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsien²
    • Yale: sān-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyan
    • Palladius: саньсянь (sanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxiánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansiánr
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsien²-ʼrh
    • Yale: sān-syánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyal
    • Palladius: саньсяньр (sanʹsjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: sāam yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ hien^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ hian²
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ hian^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ hian²
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯an¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˋ hien
    • Sinological IPA: /sam⁵³ hien⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: sam-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samhieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: san¹ hin⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: saⁿ hîⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sã³³⁻²³ hĩ⁵⁵/

Noun

三弦

1. sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)

Synonyms

• 弦子 (xiánzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三弦):

• → Japanese: 三弦(さんげん) (sangen)
• → Korean: 삼현(三弦) (samhyeon)

See also

• 三味線／三味线 (sānwèixiàn, “shamisen”)