nguyệt cầm

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

noun
moonshaped guitar

	[nguyệt cầm]
	danh từ.
		Moon-shaped guitar
		The Nguyet, also known as the Kim in the South, is a sort of guitar with a round wooden sound box, from which it probably derives its name, Nguyet (Moon). It has a long neck which emits particularly melodious sounds. The instrument is one of the eight in a classical orchestra.