different between gushing vs guqin

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??????/
• Rhymes: -????

Adjective

gushing (comparative more gushing, superlative most gushing)

1. Flowing forth suddenly or violently.
2. Inclined to gush; effusive.

   a gushing tourist

Derived terms

• gushingly
• gushingness

Translations

Noun

gushing (plural gushings)

1. The act or motion of something that gushes.
   • 1866, George Wyard

     Oh, then what gushings forth of living water are seen to flow out from the smitten Rock!

Verb

gushing

1. present participle of gush

Anagrams

• Huggins, nigguhs

English

Alternative forms

• (NB: these variants may be incorrect, but nevertheless may be encountered)
  • gu-qin, gu qin, gu qing, GuQin

Etymology

From Mandarin ?? (g?qín), made up of ? (g?, “ancient”) and ? (qín, “stringed instrument”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u??t?i?n/

Noun

guqin (plural guqin or guqins)

1. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.
   • 1982: The Times, 25 May 1982, p.10 col. C

     Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago.

Usage notes

• In the past, the guqin was referred to only as the qin, but it has the prefix gu- to distinguish it from other instruments which are also called qin. It can be referred to as qin after guqin is used in the first instance.
• The organology of the qin fits that of a zither, but in the past, it has been incorrectly referred to as a lute or harp.
• It is sometimes confused with the guzheng (??) which is a different stringed instrument.

Translations

See also

• ?? for more readings in CJK
• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• Zhang, Huaying (2005). Guqin ????. Guizhou: Zhejiang People's Publishing. ?ISBN
• The North American Guqin Association (http://www.guqin.org)
• 2015. The Semantics of Chinese Music: Analysing selected Chinese musical concepts. Adrian Tien. Pg. 181.