different between literati vs guqin

English

Etymology

From the plural of Latin litter?tus (“lettered, literate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?t.?????.ti?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?t????ti/

Noun

literati pl (plural only) (singular literatus or literato)

1. Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.

Antonyms

• illiterati

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Adjective

liter?t?

1. nominative masculine plural of liter?tus
2. genitive masculine singular of liter?tus
3. genitive neuter singular of liter?tus
4. vocative masculine plural of liter?tus

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.