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八baat3音jam1

baat3 jam1bā yīn

English

  1. ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)
  2. the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories
  3. music
  4. eight categories of Chinese instruments ----
  5. traditional Chinese music ensemble

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 漢樂樂器嘅分類,即係金、石、絲、竹、匏、土、革、木。
  2. 傳統漢樂團,通常指於節慶紅白事所演奏嘅樂器小組

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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