ancient stringed instrument; horizontal or vertical
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ancient Chinese harp-like stringed instrument (with 5–25 strings, horizontal or vertical types)
Refers to an ancient Chinese plucked string instrument resembling a Western harp. Historically categorized into horizontal (卧式) and vertical (竖式) types, with the number of strings varying from five to twenty-five depending on the size.
Zhè这
jiàn件
táng唐
dài代
de的
kōng箜
hóu篌
bǎo保
cún存
zài在
guó国
jiā家
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
。
This Tang Dynasty konghou is preserved in the National Museum.
Shù竖
shì式
kōng箜
hóu篌
de的
yǎn演
zòu奏
fāng方
shì式
yǔ与
shù竖
qín琴
yǒu有
xiē些
xiāng相
sì似
。
The playing technique of the vertical konghou somewhat resembles that of the harp.
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Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
cháng常
tí提
dào到
èr二
shí十
sān三
sī丝
de的
kōng箜
hóu篌
。
Ancient poems often mention the twenty-three-stringed konghou.
Kōng箜
hóu篌
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
tán弹
bō拨
yuè乐
qì器
zhī之
yī一
。
The konghou is one of the important plucked string instruments of ancient China.