guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general

fiddle; violin

cello (CL:把[ba3])

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

harmonica

accordion

harp

pipe organ (musical instrument)

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer

guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers

Jew's harp

same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]

yangqin; dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)

to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]

instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass); CL:把[ba3]

yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box

xylophone

liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin

variant of 揚琴|扬琴[yang2 qin2]

huqin; family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring

glockenspiel

metallophone

see 阮[ruan3]

guqin or seven-stringed zither

viola

to talk nonsense; to behave like a fool

gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

Jew's harp

melodica

grand piano

a harpsichord

same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer

(loanword) banjo

(loanword) lute

electronic keyboard (music)

electric piano; digital piano

vibraphone (music)

organ; pipe organ

harmonium

same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer

celesta

morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)

(loanword) lute

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head

double bass; contrabass

prepared piano

hand organ; hurdy-gurdy

Algonquin (North American people)

double bass; contrabass