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Hóuyīn (-)

original: 喉音

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embellishment of a tone or melody, mentioned by name, but of an unidentified nature

Identical types: 3

Literal translation: 喉: "larynx / throat"; 音: "sound / tone"; A playing technique, mentioned, among other techniques, by Wong, who unfortunately fails to add a more specific description.


Sources

Wong, Samuel Shengmiao: Qi’ - An instrumental guide to the Chinese orchestra. Singapore, 2005, p.139.

Dictionaries, &c.

汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.280 & 826.