sounding stone

noun

A Chinese musical instrument, usually L-shaped, made of stone or jade, hung and struck as a xylophone.

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Meanings

nounsounding stone (plural sounding stones)

plural sounding stones · alternative sounding-stone

  1. A Chinese musical instrument, usually L-shaped, made of stone or jade, hung and struck as a xylophone.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 磬
  • 磬 (qìng)musical instrument
Finnish soittokivi
  • soittokivimusical instrument
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APA

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Chicago

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