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Pronunciation: gē
Meaning: song
Etymology:
Repeated exhales 可 (onomotopoetic: keke) =     song 哥 + exhale 欠. (associative compound)

Traditional character: 歌 (the same)

Found in:
Du Mu's 题扬州禅智寺
Li Bai's 秋浦歌（其十五）
Li Bai's 赠汪伦
Liu Yuxi's 竹枝词

Word of the day on: 01.25.08

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