"qin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃin/ Forms: qins [plural]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|琴}} 琴, {{bor|en|cmn|琴}} Mandarin 琴 (qín) Head templates: {{en-noun}} qin (plural qins)
  1. (music) Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: kin Translations (Chinese musical instrument): (qín) (Chinese Mandarin), (kin) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-qin-en-noun-PFGQUh2s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Hanyu Pinyin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 91 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 3 3 3 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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