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Qīngshēng dānyīn (-)

original: 轻声单音

➺ remark(s) below

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

Identical types: 3

Literal translation: 轻声: "softly", "(to) whisper"; 单音: ➺ Dānyīn; A playing technique, mentioned, among finger techniques [?] by Wong, who translates it as "muted danyin, used to lead in a portrayal of a seaside scene in the morning", but unfortunately fails to add a more specific description.


Sources

Wong, Samuel Shengmiao: Qi’ - An instrumental guide to the Chinese orchestra. Singapore, 2005, p.141.

Dictionaries, &c.

汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.552 [➺ 553 (qīngshēng ➀)], 132 & 826.