八音
baat3 jam1bā yīn
English
- 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)
- the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories
- music
- eight categories of Chinese instruments ----
- traditional Chinese music ensemble
粵語 — Cantonese
- 漢樂樂器嘅分類,即係金、石、絲、竹、匏、土、革、木。
- 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