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Huáyīn (-)

original: 滑音

➺ remark(s) below

moving a finger gradually in order to "glide" from one tone to another

Identical types: 7
Qīngshēng dānyīn

Literal translation: 滑: "slippery / smooth"; 音: "sound / tone"; Portamento; ➺ Shànghuáyīn, Xiàhuáyīn.

Sources

Wong, Samuel Shengmiao: Qi’ - An instrumental guide to the Chinese orchestra. Singapore, 2005, p.139, 143.

Dictionaries, &c.

汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.288 & 826.