Meaning
bāyīnba1 yin1
- 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
Words with 八音
Words sharing a character
- 八卦 bāguà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng in all directions
- 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén myriad
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 横七竖八 héngqīshùbā in disorder
- 音乐 yīnyuè music
- 声音 shēngyīn voice
- 录音 lùyīn to record (sound)
- 语音 yǔyīn speech sounds