xián​sòng

to chant with music

  • created sense approved 弦诵/弦誦 · xián​sòng · to chant with music — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弦诵 / 弦誦

    xián​sòng

    to chant with music

    To chant or recite to the accompaniment of stringed instruments; historically, to sing poetry with music or recite it without music.

    弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string 诵 (literal) → 诵/誦 · sòng · to read aloud

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  • created sense approved 弦诵/弦誦 · xián​sòng · scholarly instruction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弦诵 / 弦誦

    xián​sòng

    scholarly instruction

    (literary) Music and oratory; refers to the sounds of study and music in a school, or more broadly to school education and cultural cultivation.

    弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · string 诵 (literal) → 诵/誦 · sòng · to read aloud

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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