柳琴
liǔ qín
Pinyin

Definition

柳琴
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liǔ qín
  1. liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小提琴
xiǎo tí qín
  1. 1 fiddle
  2. 2 violin
弹琴
tán qín
  1. 1 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
柳州
Liǔ zhōu
  1. 1 Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi
琴
qín
  1. 1 guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] (a type of zither)
  2. 2 musical instrument in general
钢琴
gāng qín
  1. 1 piano
  2. 2 CL:架[jià],臺|台[tái]
口琴
kǒu qín
  1. 1 harmonica
古琴
gǔ qín
  1. 1 guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
垂柳
chuí liǔ
  1. 1 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
大提琴
dà tí qín
  1. 1 cello
  2. 2 violoncello
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
爱琴海
Ài qín Hǎi
  1. 1 Aegean Sea
手风琴
shǒu fēng qín
  1. 1 accordion
提琴
tí qín
  1. 1 instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
扬琴
yáng qín
  1. 1 yangqin
  2. 2 dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)
抚琴
fǔ qín
  1. 1 to play the zither
  2. 2 classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tán qín]
柳
Liǔ
  1. 1 surname Liu
柳丁
liǔ dīng
  1. 1 orange (fruit) (Tw)
柳州市
Liǔ zhōu shì
  1. 1 Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
柳林
Liǔ lín
  1. 1 Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
柳条
liǔ tiáo
  1. 1 willow
  2. 2 willow branches
  3. 3 wicker (material for basketwork)

Idioms (11)

一琴一鹤
yī qín yī hè
  1. 1 carrying very little luggage (idiom)
  2. 2 honest and incorruptible (government officials)
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
  1. 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
  2. 2 death of a close friend
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
  1. 1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. 3 to cast pearls before swine
  4. 4 caviar to the general
  5. 5 to preach to deaf ears
  6. 6 to talk over sb's head
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
  1. 1 lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
  1. 1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
无心插柳
wú xīn chā liǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
  2. 2 serendipitous
  3. 3 fortuitous
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
随风倒柳
suí fēng dǎo liǔ
  1. 1 lit. a willow that bends with the wind
  2. 2 one with no fixed principles (idiom)

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