yueqin

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noun

A small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

Similar
moon guitarmoon lutemoon zithergekkin
OriginMandarin 月琴 →
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Meanings

nounyueqin (plural yueqin or yueqins)

plural yueqins · alternative yue qin · alternative yüeh-ch'in

  1. entertainmentA small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

    Synonyms: moon guitar, moon lute, moon zither, gekkin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

Similar
moon guitarmoon lutemoon zithergekkin
Also see
moon guitarmoon zither

Origin

  1. Mandarin月琴
  2. Englishyueqin

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 月琴 (yuèqín, literally “moon(-shaped) stringed instrument; moon guitar”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 月琴
  • 月琴 (yuèqín)Chinese stringed instrument
Korean 월금
  • 월금 (wolgeum)Chinese stringed instrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

yueqin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yueqin

MLA

“yueqin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yueqin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yueqin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yueqin.

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