"絲竹" meaning in All languages combined

See 絲竹 on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/ [Northern, Shanghai, Sinological-IPA, Wu], /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/, /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/, /sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/, /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: sīzhú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], si¹ zuk¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sṳ̂-chuk [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ¹sy-tsoq, sīzhú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sihjhú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ssŭ¹-chu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], sz̄-jú [Mandarin, Yale, standard], syjwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сычжу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], syčžu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sī jūk [Cantonese, Yale], si¹ dzuk⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xi¹ zug¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sṳ̂-chuk [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], sii^ˊ zug^ˋ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], si¹ zug⁵ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], ¹sy-tsoq [Northern, Wu], sy^平 tsoh [Northern, Wu], ¹sr-tsoq [Northern, Shanghai, Wiktionary-specific, Wu] Forms: 丝竹
Etymology: 絲 ("silk," referring to string instruments, which formerly had strings made of twisted silk) + 竹 ("bamboo," referring to woodwind instruments, which were typically made of bamboo). Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 絲竹
  1. music
    Sense id: en-絲竹-zh-noun-gPGJmE5c Categories (other): Music Disambiguation of Music: 73 27
  2. traditional stringed and woodwind instruments
    Sense id: en-絲竹-zh-noun-hxQcMLqL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 江南絲竹 (Jiāngnán sīzhú), 江南丝竹 (Jiāngnán sīzhú)
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      "zh-pron": "ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si¹ zuk¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sṳ̂-chuk"
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      "zh-pron": "sīzhú"
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      "zh-pron": "ssŭ¹-chu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sz̄-jú"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "syjwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "сычжу"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "syčžu"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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      "zh-pron": "sī jūk"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "si¹ dzuk⁷"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi¹ zug¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sṳ̂-chuk"
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        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "sii^ˊ zug^ˋ"
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        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "si¹ zug⁵"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/",
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        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
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        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "¹sr-tsoq"
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      "ipa": "/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/"
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        "Jyutping"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "ssŭ¹-chu²"
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      "zh-pron": "sz̄-jú"
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      "zh-pron": "сычжу"
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      "ipa": "/sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sī jūk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si¹ dzuk⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi¹ zug¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
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      "zh-pron": "sṳ̂-chuk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "sii^ˊ zug^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
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      "zh-pron": "si¹ zug⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨ²⁴ t͡suk̚²/",
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}

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