丝竹管弦

Traditional form:

絲竹管弦

Pinyin (reading):

sīzhúguǎnxián

Definitions:

• lit. string and wind instruments (idiom)
• fig. traditional Chinese ensemble music

Characters:

• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 管 - tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
• 弦 - bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse

Traditional characters:

• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 管 - tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
• 弦 - bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse