絲弦

See also: 絲絃

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (絲弦/絲絃)		絲	弦/絃
simp. (丝弦)		丝	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si-hiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihsián
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-hsien²
    • Yale: sz̄-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syshyan
    • Palladius: сысянь (sysjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: sī yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: si-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: si'hieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/

Noun

絲弦

1. (music) silk string
2. Hebei provincial opera