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吟

yín

to chant; to recite

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Meanings

yín

  1. to chant; to recite
  2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
  3. (literary) to lament; to groan
  4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
  5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
  6. old variant of 吟[yin2]

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