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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
xian2	yin4, yun4	jin4, jyun4	bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
心弦 Learn more	xin1 xian2	sam1 yin4, yun4	sam1 jin4, jyun4	heartstrings
琴弦 Learn more	qin2 xian2	kam4 yin4, yun4	kam4 jin4, jyun4	string (of a stringed instrument)
弦樂 Learn more	xian2 yue4	yin4, yun4 lok6, ngok6	jin4, jyun4 lok6, ngok6	string music

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Traditional	Pinyin	Used for
根	gen1	thin, slender, stick-like objects; strands

And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem.

I'd love to hear it played by a professional orchestra.

Deeply moved by her performance, the whole audience gasped with admiration.

He was orchestrating the second act of his opera.

It's a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.

The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.

This game has been on my mind all week.

Mahler's own imaginative orchestration was heard in the same concert.

The orchestra's been swotting up their Holst and Stravinsky.

If the note of D is sounded on a harp, all the corresponding D strings of other octaves will likewise resonate.

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on