三線

三線

1. (often attributive) third line; third tier

   三線城市／三线城市  ―  sānxiàn chéngshì  ―  third-tier city

• 一線／一线 (yīxiàn), 二線／二线 (èrxiàn), 四線／四线 (sìxiàn), 五線／五线 (wǔxiàn), 六線／六线 (liùxiàn), 七線／七线 (qīxiàn), 八線／八线 (bāxiàn)

 

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三線

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Sanshin

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From Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”).

• (Tokyo) さんしん [sàńshíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

三(さん)線(しん) • (sanshin) 

1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and a skin-covered body originally from Okinawa, the precursor to the shamisen

   Synonyms: 蛇皮線 (jabisen), 蛇味線 (jamisen)

• → English: sanshin

• 三味線(しゃみせん) (shamisen, “shamisen”)

From 三 (san, “three”) +‎ 線 (sen, “string”).

• (Tokyo) さんせん [sàńséń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

三(さん)線(せん) • (sansen) 

1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese plucked string instrument played similarly to a banjo

 

From Mandarin 三弦 (sānxián, “sanxian”).

• (Shuri) さ​んしん [sáꜜǹshìǹ] (Kakō – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sãɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

三(さん)線(しん) (sanshin) 

1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and skin-covered body, a precursor to the shamisen

• 三(さん)線(しん)張(は)やー (sanshin hayā)
• 歌(うた)三(さん)線(しん) (utasanshin)

• → English: sanshin
• → Japanese: 三線 (sanshin)

• “サンシン” in Haisai Okinawan Dialect.
• “さんしん【三線】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “サンシン（さんしん）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “さんしん” in Okinawan Dialect - Japanese Dialects Dictionary - Goo Dictionary.
• “さんしん” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
• “三線” in Weblio Dictionary.