絲竹

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	bamboo
trad. (絲竹)		絲	竹
simp. (丝竹)		丝	竹

Etymology

絲 ("silk," referring to string instruments, which formerly had strings made of twisted silk) + 竹 ("bamboo," referring to woodwind instruments, which were typically made of bamboo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zuk¹
Wu (Wiktionary): sr tsoq (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sīzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syjwu
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: sī jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr tsoq (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʊʔ²¹/

Noun

絲竹

music
traditional stringed and woodwind instruments

Derived terms

江南絲竹／江南丝竹

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