English

Alternative forms

• yue qin
• (obsolete) yüeh-ch'in

Noun

yueqin ‎(plural yueqin or yueqins)

1. (music) A small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.

Synonyms

• moon guitar, moon zither
• (Japanese contexts): gekkin