Chinese words for do re mi fa so la ti do

哆来咪发唆啦希哆 are the plain words in modern music world.

But in 三字经sān zì jīng Three Character Classic， it says 匏土革 木石金 与丝竹 乃八音

They are from 8 materials that can be made into instruments

匏páo is 葫芦 calabash

土tǔ is 陶土 pottery mud

革gé is 皮革 animal skin

木mù is 木块 wood

石shí 玉石 jade and stone

金jīn is 金属 metal

丝sī 丝弦 strings

竹zhú is 竹子 bamboo

do革 re竹 mi丝 fa金 so木 la匏 ti石 do土

八音盒 (eight-note box) music box had its name from Chinese classical eight notes 匏土革木石金丝竹 not the European notes, even though 八音盒 was imported from Europe.

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