續一切經音義 9.47

English (machine translation) 9.47

Language: English

9.47

箜篌 (The upper character is 苦 + 紅 with fanqie. The lower character is 胡 + 鉤 with fanqie. The Ziyuan says: 'The kǒnghóu was originally barbarian music.' The Hanshu says: 'Emperor Ling loved barbarian clothing and made barbarian harps.' The Shiben says: 'It was invented by Master Yan as decadent, enticing music, originating in the region of the Pu River, taking its name from the marquis (hóu) of an abandoned territory (kōng)').

Previous: 9.46
Next: 9.48
Up: 9

Linked texts (1)

續一切經音義 — Classical Chinese