December 24, 2010
I hope some of you find this list useful. This is an ever evolving list in terms of both formatting and content. Right now, it's just a dump from a text file I had compiled last year in my attempts to communicate with local (Shenzhen) music shop folks. -Rand.
Western Stringed Instrument Names (Lutes)
Guitar |
吉他 |
jí tā |
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六弦琴 |
liù xián qín |
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Electric Guitar |
电吉他 |
diàn jí tā |
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Acoustical Guitar |
声学吉他 |
shēng xué jí tā |
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民谣吉他 |
mínyáo jí tā |
"ballad guitar" |
Cigar Box Guitar |
血茄盒吉他 |
xuě jiā hé jí tā |
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雪茄盒变吉他 |
xuě jiā hé biàn jítā |
cigar box transformed into a guitar |
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用雪茄盒做吉他 |
yòng xuějiā hé zuò jítā |
use a cigar box to make a guitar |
Bass |
贝司 |
bèi sī |
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Electric Bass |
电贝司 |
diàn bèi sī |
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Electric Bass Guitar |
电低音吉他 |
diàn dī yīn jí tā |
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Banjo |
班卓琴 |
bān zhuó qín |
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Mandolin |
曼陀林 |
màn tuó lín |
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洋琵琶 |
yáng pí pá |
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Ukulele |
尤克里里琴 |
yóu kè lǐ lǐ qín |
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乌克丽丽 |
wū kè lì lì |
(an alternate "spelling") |
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夏威夷四弦琴 |
Xiàwēiyí sì xián qín |
Hawaiian 4-string lute |
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四弦琴 |
sì xián qín |
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Lute |
琉特琴 |
liú tè qín |
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Balalaika |
巴拉莱卡 |
bā lā lái kǎ |
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俄罗斯三角琴 |
Éluósī sānjiǎo qín |
Russian triangle instrument |
Casual English names for odd-ball guitars:
1-Stringer (洋)一弦吉他 (yáng) yī xián jí tā
2-Stringer (洋)二弦吉他 (yáng) èr xián jí tā
3-Stringer (洋)三弦吉他 (yáng) sān xián jí tā
4-Stringer (洋)四弦吉他 (yáng) sì xián jí tā
Where "洋"("yáng") means "western" to differentiate something from the
Chinese variety of the instrument such as the "三弦" ("sān xián").
Chinese Stringed Instrument Names (Lutes)
Parts of a Guitar
Verbs:
to tune 调音 tiáoyīn
to tune a guitar 调音吉他 tiáoyīn jítā
to play/perform music 演奏 yǎnzòu
to pluck/pick 弹 tán
弹奏 tánzòu to play (a stringed musical instrument)
to play (string instruments) 拉 lā to pull; to drag; to draw (probably with a bow)
to strum 乱弹 ( ? ) luàn tán "disorderly play a stringed instrument" ??
Can you play the guitar? 你 会不会 弹 吉他? Nǐ huì bù huì tán jí tā?
Tunning 定音 dìng yīn (lit: "to set sound" or "to fix sound")
Length (of instrument) 长度 cháng dù
Width (of instrument) 宽度 kuān dù At the widest point of the resonator box.
Depth (of instrument) 深度 shēn dù Depth of the reonator box.
// For instance a Soprano Ukulele's tuning or 定音 (dìng yīn) is usually G-C-E-A'.
尤克里里的定弦:
基本定弦为" G.C.E.A";也有定弦定弦为"A.D.#F.B"以。
The 4 sizes of Ukuleles are: 长度
1.) Soprano 高音 gāo yīn 女高音 21寸
2.) Concert 中音 zhōng yīn 音乐会 23寸
3.) Tenor 次中音 cì zhōng yīn 男高音 26寸
4.) Baritone 与低音 yu dī yīn 男中音 30.5寸
Electric Guitar Parts
(sound) volume 音量 yīn liàng
volume control 音量调节器 yīn liàng tiáo jié qì
pitch, tone 音调 yīn diào
tone control 调调节器 yīn diào tiáo jié qì
equalizer 均衡器 jūn héng qì
?? 颤音结构等装置 "Tremolo device structures" ??
pick-up 拾音器 shí yīn qì (lit: pickup sound device)
magnetic coil 电磁线圈 diàn cí xiàn quān (coil, solenoid)
single coil 单线圈 dān xiàn quān
double-coil (humbucker) 双线圈 shuāng xiàn quān
piezo-electric pickup 压电拾音器 yā diàn shí yīn qì
pre-amp 前置放大器 qián zhì fàng dà qì
guitar amplifier 吉他音箱 jí tā yīn xiāng
吉他 jítā guitar
音箱 yīn xiāng soundbox / resonating chamber of a musical instrument
amplifier 放大器 fàng dà qì
电磁扩音装置 diàn cí kuò yīn zhuāng zhì
通过扩音装置 tōng guò kuò yīn zhuāng zhì
power output ???
speakers 扬声器 yáng shēng qì
(audio) cable // 音频电缆 ? audio electric cable
// 音频线 ? audio cable
// 线 ? string
?? (audio) jack 音频插孔 yīn pín chā kǒng
?? (audio) plug 音频插件 yīn pín chā jiàn
to tune ??
to adjust 调整 tiáo zhěng
tuner 条频器 tiáo pín qì
electronic tuner 电子条频器 diàn zǐ tiáo pín qì
chromatic tuner 色彩条频器 sè cǎi tiáo pín qì
Guitar Building Materials:
hardwood 硬木材 yìng mù cái
softwood 软木材 ruǎn mù cái
plywood 胶合板 jiāo hé bǎn
laminated wood 层压板 céng yā bǎn
veneer 单板 dān bǎn
poplar (wood) 白杨木 bái yáng mù
mahogany 桃花心木 táo huā xīn mù
rosewood 紫檀 / 玫瑰木 zǐ tán / méi guī mù
ebony 黑檀 hēi tán
ash (wood) 梣木 ?? mù
spruce 云杉 yúnshān
maple 枫木 fēngmù
Music Terminology:
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