Definitions
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- noun A small
brass gong used inKorean folk music
Etymologies
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Examples
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One student will perform a traditional Hwagwanmu dance, and Korean children will play Korean music with instruments such as kkwaenggwari, jing, buk and jangu.
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Each of the four instruments represents a different weather condition: the janggu represents rain, the kkwaenggwari thunder, the jing the sounds of the wind, and the buk clouds.
iToot Stream 2010
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The idea of yin and yang is also reflected in these instruments: the buk and janggu (leather) represent the sounds of the earth, while the jing and kkwaenggwari (metal) represent sounds of the heavens.
iToot Stream 2010
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The five artists each play haegeum; gayageum; piri and taepyeongso; daegeum and sogeum; and janggu, kkwaenggwari and percussions, while the director and producer manage the band's other affairs.
My Sinchew - 2009
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