夾きょう鐘しょう

noun

4th note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. F)

Technical term from ancient Chinese music theory; part of the 十二律 (twelve-pitch) system. Rare outside historical or musicological contexts.

See also: 十二律 · 勝絶

• 夾きょう鐘しょうは、中ちゅう国ごくの十じゅう二に律りつの一ひとつで、西せい洋よう音おん階かいのFに近ちかいとされる。

  夾鐘 is one of the twelve pitches of the Chinese system, said to be close to F in the Western scale.

noun

second lunar month

Archaic term for the second month of the lunar calendar. Used in classical Chinese and old Japanese almanacs.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、夾きょう鐘しょうは二に月がつを指さす。

  In the old lunar calendar, 夾鐘 refers to the second month.