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): ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ
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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - 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: ㄙㄢㄒㄧㄢˊㄦ
  - 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

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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	弦
さん Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
三絃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三弦 (sānxián).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さんげん [sàńgéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

三(さん)弦(げん) • (sangen)

Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum
a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)
Synonym: 三弦子 (sangensu)
any other three-stringed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sanxian, Okinawan sanshin, or Japanese shamisen
the three types of lute used in 雅楽 (gagaku) music: the 琵琶 (biwa), 箏 (sō) , and 和琴 (wagon)

Derived terms

三弦(さんげん)協奏曲(きょうそうきょく) (sangen kyōsōkyoku)
三弦草(サンゲンソウ) (sangensō)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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