qín

  1. qín noun Chinese lute
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: (CCD '琴' 1; Guoyu '琴' n 1; Unihan '琴'; XHZD '琴' 1)
  2. qín proper noun Qin
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
    Notes: (CCD '琴' 3; Guoyu '琴' n 2)
  3. qín noun a string instrument
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: (CCD '琴' 2; Guoyu '琴' n 1; Unihan '琴'; XHZD '琴' 2)
  4. qín verb to play a string instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: (Guoyu '琴' v)

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  • 对牛弹琴(對牛彈琴) to play the lute to a cow; offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears ; to play the lute to a cow

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