Meanings
nounbianqing (plural not attested)
- no pluralA set of qings, or sounding stones, used in Chinese music.
A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.
[1971, “Historical Relic Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution”, in Eastern Horizon, volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2
Origin
- Mandarin編磬 /编磬
- Englishbianqing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 編磬 /编磬 (biānqìng).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 編磬 /编磬
- 編磬 /编磬 (biānqìng)sounding stones
Japanese 編磬
- 編磬 (henkei)sounding stones
Korean 편경
- 편경 (pyeon'gyeong)sounding stones
Vietnamese biên khánh
- biên khánhsounding stones
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bianqing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bianqing
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“bianqing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bianqing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bianqing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bianqing.
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