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丝竹管弦

sī zhú guǎn xián

4-character word Traditional 絲竹管弦

What 丝竹管弦 means

1. (lit.) string and wind instruments (idiom)
2. (fig.) traditional Chinese ensemble music

The characters in 丝竹管弦

• 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 竹zhú(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage
• 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring

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