揚琴

See also: 扬琴

Chinese

		hurl; to raise; to scatter	qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (揚琴)		揚	琴
simp. (扬琴)		扬	琴
alternative forms		洋琴

Etymology

Originally written as 洋琴 (yángqín), literally "foreign musical instrument".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángqín

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ kam⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iông-khîm / iûⁿ-khîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángcín
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-chʻin²
  - Yale: yáng-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangchyn
  - Palladius: янцинь (jancinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    揚琴 / 扬琴
    洋琴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ kam⁴
  - Yale: yèuhng kàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ kam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ kem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ kʰɐm²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    揚琴 / 扬琴
    洋琴
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: iông-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iongqiim
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iûⁿ-khîm
  - Tâi-lô: iûnn-khîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viu'qiim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iũ²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

Noun

揚琴

yangqin (traditional Chinese hammered dulcimer)

Synonyms

扇面琴 (shānmiànqín)
蝴蝶琴 (húdiéqín)

Dialectal synonyms of 揚琴 (“yangqin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		揚琴
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	揚琴
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	揚琴
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	揚琴
Cantonese	Hong Kong	揚琴
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揚琴
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	揚弦
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	揚琴
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揚琴
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	揚琴
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	揚琴
Jin	Xinzhou	打琴
Northern Min	Jian'ou	揚琴
Southern Min	Xiamen	揚琴
	Zhao'an	揚琴
	Kaohsiung	揚琴
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	揚琴
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	摃琴
	Changhua (Yongjing)	揚琴
	Jieyang	搖琴

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (揚琴):

→ Japanese: 揚琴(ようきん) (yōkin)
→ Korean: 양금(揚琴) (yanggeum)
→ Vietnamese: dương cầm (揚琴)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揚	琴
よう Grade: S	きん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
洋琴

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 揚琴 (MC yang gim).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jo̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun

揚(よう)琴(きん) • (yōkin)

yangqin (musical instrument)

Korean

Hanja in this term
揚	琴

Noun

揚琴 • (yanggeum) (hangeul 양금)

hanja form^? of 양금 (“yangqin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
揚	琴

Noun

揚琴

chữ Hán form of dương cầm (“yangqin”)