







丝竹八音 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to all kinds of musical instruments”. Particularly string and wind instruments, broadly signifying music. Literally, “strings and winds, eight instruments”.

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Open the tool →丝竹八音 (sī zhú bā yīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to all kinds of musical instruments”.
丝竹八音 is pronounced sī zhú bā yīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 丝竹八音 means “strings and winds, eight instruments”. It is used to mean “refers to all kinds of musical instruments”.
丝竹:弦乐和管乐,泛指音乐;八音:金、石、丝、木、竹、匏、土、革等八种乐器。指音乐