琴 [－]

Jyutping kam4
Pinyin qín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)
  2. musical instrument in general
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (music instrument) Piano
  2. guqin or zither, cf 古琴gǔqín [古琴]/musical instrument in general/a surname/(day / night) before
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​樂​器​嘅​統​稱
    general name for certain musical instruments
    • 口琴
      口琴
      hau2 kam4
      harmonica
    • 鋼琴
      钢琴
      gong3 kam4
      piano
    • 小提琴
      小提琴
      siu2 tai4 kam4
      violin
  2. 名詞
    特指​鋼琴
    piano
    • 你識唔識彈琴？
      你识唔识弹琴？
      nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 taan4 kam4?
      Do you know how to play the piano?
  3. 名詞
    特指​古琴
    guqin
    • 琴棋書畫
      琴棋书画
      kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2
      the four arts – guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting
  4. 詞綴
    對​上​嗰​日
    preceding or last day
    • 噚日 / 琴日
      㖊日 / 琴日
      cam4 jat6 / kam4 jat6
      yesterday
    • 噚晚 / 琴晚
      㖊晚 / 琴晚
      cam4 maan5 / kam4 maan5
      last night
  5. 參看
    噚
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    collective name for certain musical instruments, usually of string or keyboard types, such as piano, organ, violin, cello, huqin, accordion, harmonica, etc.
  2. character, obsolete
    to play the qin
  3. character
    qin (“Chinese zithers”), referring to any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most famously the guqin
  4. character, specifically
    piano
  5. character, Cantonese
    yesterday
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. Chinese lute or guitar
  2. Cangjie Input
    MGOIN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #598
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #181
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我妹妹每周上两次钢琴课。
    我妹妹每週上兩次鋼琴課。
    wǒ mèi mei měi zhōu shàng liǎng cì gāng qín kè 。
    • My sister takes piano lessons twice a week.
  2. Mandarin
    我的手指冻僵了，以至于无法弹钢琴了。
    我的手指凍僵了，以至於無法彈鋼琴了。
    wǒ de shǒu zhǐ dòng jiāng le ， yǐ zhì yú wú fǎ dàn gāng qín le 。
    • My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
  3. Mandarin
    美穗是钢琴家。
    美穗是鋼琴家。
    měi suì shì gāng qín jiā 。
    • Miho is a pianist.
  4. Mandarin
    她每周上一次钢琴课。
    她每週上一次鋼琴課。
    tā měi zhōu shàng yī cì gāng qín kè 。
    • She takes piano lessons once a week.
  5. Mandarin
    您听见我儿子拉小提琴了吗？
    您聽見我兒子拉小提琴了嗎？
    nín tīng jiàn wǒ ér zi lā xiǎo tí qín le ma ？
    • Did you hear my son play the violin?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢除咗识弹琴，仲识弹结他添。
    佢除咗識彈琴，仲識彈結他添。
    keoi5 ceoi4 zo2 sik1 taan4 kam4 ， zung6 sik1 daan2 git3 taa1 tim1 。
    • She plays piano as well as the guitar.
  2. Cantonese
    佢识唔识弹琴㗎？
    佢識唔識彈琴㗎？
    keoi5 sik1 m4 sik1 taan4 kam4 gaa3 ？
    • Does she play the piano?
  3. Cantonese
    你识唔识拉小提琴㗎？
    你識唔識拉小提琴㗎？
    nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 laai1 siu2 tai4 kam4 gaa3 ？
    • Can you play the violin?
  4. Cantonese
    拉紧小提琴𠮶个人系边个嚟㗎？
    拉緊小提琴嗰個人係邊個嚟㗎？
    laai1 gan2 siu2 tai4 kam4 go2 go3 jan4 hai6 bin1 go3 lai4 gaa3 ？
    • Who is the man playing the violin?
  5. Cantonese
    你今朝有冇练琴呀？
    你今朝有冇練琴呀？
    nei5 gam1 ziu1 jau5 mou5 lin6 kam4 aa3 ？
    • Did you practice the piano this morning?
    • Did you practise the harp this morning?
    • Did you practise the guqin this morning?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    琴日大球场日本对斐济场七人榄球赛好精彩啊！
    琴日大球場日本對斐濟場七人欖球賽好精彩啊！
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    琴日我见到佢𠮶阵，佢扮唔识我啝。
    琴日我見到佢嗰陣，佢扮唔識我啝。
    kam4 jat6 ngo5 gin3 dou2 keoi5 go2 zan2, keoi5 baan6 m4 sik1 ngo5 wo4.
    • She pretended she didn't know me when I saw her yesterday.
    • (I was surprised) she pretended she didn't know me when I saw her yesterday.
  3. Cantonese
    佢喺琴晚𠮶个节目度扮成龙。
    佢喺琴晚嗰個節目度扮成龍。
    keoi5 hai2 kam4 maan5 go2 go3 zit3 muk6 dou6 baan6 sing4 lung4.
    • He impersonated Jacky Chan in last night's show.
  4. Cantonese
    佢琴日先话我知佢要结婚。
    佢琴日先話我知佢要結婚。
    keoi5 kam4 jat6 sin1 waa6 ngo5 zi1 keoi5 jiu3 git3 fan1.
    • 她昨天才告訴我她要結婚。
    • She didn't tell me she is getting married until yesterday.
  5. Cantonese
    个神童好劲㗎！跑步读书弹琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    個神童好勁㗎！跑步讀書彈琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    go3 san4 tung4 hou2 ging6 gaa3! paau2 bou6 duk6 syu1 taan4 kam4 se5 gaau1 faan6 faan6 dim6.
    • That prodigy are phenomenal! He's good across the fields, like running, studying, piano and social relationships.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢琴日倒泻咗杯奶茶，印到我件衫周围都系渍。
    佢琴日倒瀉咗杯奶茶，印到我件衫周圍都係漬。
    keoi5 kam4 jat6 dou2 se2 zo2 bui1 naai5 caa4, jan3 dou3 ngo5 gin6 saam1 zau1 wai4 dou1 hai6 zik1.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我琴晚𰥛觉冚咗两张被。
    我琴晚𰥛觉冚咗两张被。
    ngo5 kam4 maan5 fan3 gaau3 kam2 zo2 loeng5 zoeng1 pei5.
    • Last night, while sleeping, I put on two blankets.
  2. Cantonese
    你琴日去咗边啫？
    你琴日去咗边啫？
    nei5 kam4 jat6 heoi3 zo2 bin1 ze1?
    • Where exactly did you go yesterday?
  3. Mandarin
    吹口琴
    吹口琴
    chuī kǒu qín
    • to play the harmonica
  4. Mandarin
    弹琴
    彈琴
    tán qín
    • to play stringed instruments or piano
  5. Cantonese
    琴日个蛋糕整成点呀？
    琴日个蛋糕整成点呀？
    kam4 jat6 go3 daan6 gou1 zing2 seng4 dim2 aa3?
    • How did the cake from yesterday go?