gongche

See also: gōngchē and gōngchě

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin of Mandarin 工尺 (gōngchě), from 工 (gōng, “mi”) + 尺 (chě, “re”); two note names used in gongche notation. Compare English sol-fa.

Noun

gongche (uncountable)

  1. (music) A system of musical notation using Chinese characters, used in traditional Chinese music.
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