Definition

1. Noun:
   • A traditional Vietnamese musical instrument: A long, wooden zither with sixteen metal strings, played by plucking. It is a key instrument in traditional Vietnamese chamber music and folk music.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy chơi đàn tranh rất điêu luyện. (She plays the đàn tranh very skillfully.)
  • Âm thanh của cây đàn tranh nghe rất du dương. (The sound of the đàn tranh is very melodious.)
  • Đàn tranh thường được dùng để đệm hát. (The đàn tranh is often used to accompany singing.)

Advanced Usage

• The instrument is also traditionally known as "đàn thập lục", which literally means "sixteen-stringed instrument".
• Performance techniques for the are complex and include vibrato, glissando, and various plucking methods to create expressive sounds.

Variants and Related Words

• Đàn thập lục (n): Another name for the , emphasizing its sixteen strings.
• Đàn bầu (n): Another traditional Vietnamese string instrument, a monochord with a single string.
• Đàn nguyệt (n): A traditional Vietnamese two-stringed moon-shaped lute.

Synonyms

• Vietnamese zither: A direct descriptive translation.
• Sixteen-stringed zither: A literal translation of its alternate name.

Related Cultural Context

• The is primarily played by female musicians, often in solo performances, as part of an orchestra, or to accompany singers and poetic recitation.
• Its resonant box has sound holes on the bottom to amplify the sound.

1. đàn tranh
2. Đàn tranh is also called Đàn thập lục (16-chord zither). The holed bottom of its box makes echọ There are different musical skills, such as vibrating, clapping, pressing, stroking....Women use it when making solo performances, playing in an orchestra, accompanying a singer, declaiming poems..