Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yunluo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yun-luo
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Chinese musical instrument, consisting of a set of tuned flat gongs in a frame, which are played with a stick; (sometimes) an individual gong, as a part of this instrument.

Example Sentences

"There are two kinds of yunluo music popular among the people, one is "parade music" played on the streets and during temple fairs; the other is "chamber music" played inside houses. Usually, two sets of yunluos are used in playing […]"
"In ensembles, a set of tuned gongs called yunluo (literally “cloud gong”) may be heard; these are small gongs several inches in diameter, and ten yunluo are hung on a single wooden rack."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 雲鑼 /云锣 (yúnluó, literally “cloud gongs”).

Inflected Forms

yunluos (plural)

Questions

What does yunluo mean?: A traditional Chinese musical instrument, consisting of a set of tuned flat gongs in a frame, which are played with a stick; (sometimes) an individual gong, as a part of this instrument.
Where does yunluo come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 雲鑼 /云锣 (yúnluó, literally “cloud gongs”).

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