tán​pí​pa

to play the pipa

  • created reference approved 弹琵琶/彈琵琶 → 琵琶 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弹琵琶 / 彈琵琶 tán​pí​pa

    琵琶 pí​pa

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 弹琵琶/彈琵琶 · tán​pí​pa · to play the pipa — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弹琵琶 / 彈琵琶

    tán​pí​pa

    to play the pipa

    To play the [[琵琶|琵琶|pi2 pa5]], a traditional Chinese four-stringed lute.

    弹, 琵琶

    弹 (literal) → 弹/彈 · tán · to play; to flick 琵琶 (literal) → 琵琶 · pí​pa · pipa

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

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  • created sense approved 弹琵琶/彈琵琶 · tán​pí​pa · to tremble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弹琵琶 / 彈琵琶

    tán​pí​pa

    to tremble

    (Metaphorical) to shiver or tremble with fear or cold

    弹 (literal) → 弹/彈 · tán · to play; to flick 琵琶 (literal) → 琵琶 · pí​pa · pipa

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

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  • created sense approved 弹琵琶/彈琵琶 · tán​pí​pa · to count ribs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弹琵琶 / 彈琵琶

    tán​pí​pa

    to count ribs

    (Metaphorical) to count someone's ribs, or historically, a form of torture where the ribs are scraped

    弹 (literal) → 弹/彈 · tán · to play; to flick 琵琶 (literal) → 琵琶 · pí​pa · pipa

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

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