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1.musical sound produced by ancient instruments of eight different materials (metal, stone, string, bamboo, gourd, clay, leather and wood)

2.the sound produced by all kinds of instruments

bā yīn

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1
n.musical sound produced by ancient instruments of eight different materials (metal, stone, string, bamboo, gourd, clay, leather and wood)
- zhǔ yào yīn jiē de bā yīn fú
  主要音阶的八音符
  the eight notes of the major scale
2
n.the sound produced by all kinds of instruments
- qī lín bā yīn
  戚林八音
  the eight tones of Qi-Lin

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