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The đàn nguyệt ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɗǎn ŋwiə̂ˀt] "moon-shaped lute", Chữ Nôm: 彈月) also called nguyệt cầm (Chữ Hán: 月琴), đàn kìm, is a two-stringed Vietnamese traditional musical instrument.[1] It is used in folk and classical music and remains popular throughout Vietnam (although during the 20th century, many Vietnamese musicians increasingly gravitated toward the acoustic and electric guitar). It may be descended from the Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn), a Chinese instrument.

The đàn nguyệt's strings, formerly made of twisted silk, are generally made of nylon or fishing line today. They are kept at a reasonably low tension compared to the guitar and other European plucked instruments. This, along with the instrument's raised frets, allows the important bending tones to interpret traditional Vietnamese music correctly. Such bending tones are produced by pressing the string toward the neck rather than bending to the side. The strings are generally plucked with a small plectrum; a plastic guitar pick is often used.

The instrument's standard Vietnamese name, đàn nguyệt, literally means "moon string instrument" (đàn is the generic term for "string instrument" and nguyệt means "moon"). Its alternate name, nguyệt cầm, also means "moon string instrument" (cầm meaning "string instrument" in Sino-Vietnamese, coming from the Chinese yuèqín, 月琴).

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• Yueqin
• Music of Vietnam
• Ruan (instrument) - Chinese instrument

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1. ^ The Garland handbook of Southeast Asian music - Page 262 Terry E. Miller, Sean Williams - 2008 "This lute is the only stringed instrument used to accompany ca trù singing. The đàn nguyệt or đàn kìm is a moon-shaped, long-necked lute with two silk strings (Figure 13.17). Though literary sources suggest that this instrument has an ..."

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v t e Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments
Percussion	Biên chung Biên khánh Cảnh Chũm chọe Đàn đá Đàn môi K'lông pút Mõ Phách Sênh tiền Song loan T'rưng Trống cái Trống chầu Trống cơm Trống đồng
Strings	Đàn brố Đàn bầu Đàn đáy Đàn đoản Đàn gáo Đàn hồ Đàn nguyệt Đàn nhị Đàn sến Đàn tam Đàn tính Đàn tranh Đàn tỳ bà Guitar phím lõm K'ni
Wind	Đing năm Kèn bầu Kèn đám ma Sáo
Other	Đàn tam thập lục

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