"ruan" meaning in All languages combined

See ruan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ruans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 阮 (short for 阮咸, ruǎnxián). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|阮}} Mandarin 阮 Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruan (plural ruans)
  1. (music) A Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute which has, since the mid-20th century, been produced in a family of five sizes (from low to high). Wikipedia link: ruan (instrument) Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: ruanqin [mainly] Hyponyms: gaoyinruan (english: soprano), xiaoruan (english: alto), zhongruan (english: tenor), daruan (english: bass), diyinruan (english: contrabass)

Romanization [Mandarin]

Head templates: {{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}} ruan
  1. Nonstandard spelling of ruán. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: ruán
    Sense id: en-ruan-cmn-romanization-I6~1V6yG Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǎn. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: ruǎn
    Sense id: en-ruan-cmn-romanization-pK7f1KDD Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun [Tiruray]

Head templates: {{head|tiy|noun}} ruan
  1. mudfish
    Sense id: en-ruan-tiy-noun-ptXePP7u Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Tiruray entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "word": "zhongruan"
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