mikemorr 10 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Hello, Can anyone help me look up these two characters? They are on a tam-tam (gong). Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HashiriKata 16 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I believe they are these characters 泰 來 (But as usual, I may be wrong ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Perhaps they are part of the idiom 否極泰來？ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikemorr 10 Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Thanks to both of you for your help! An Internet search for 泰來鑼 (Tailai Gong) does turn up several references to musical instruments. It appears that 泰來鑼 may refer to this particular style of gong. I had previously suspected that the characters might refer to the place where the instrument was made. Looking up 泰來, I found Tailai County, Qiqihar City in Heilongjiang Province. Perhaps this style of instrument is made there (or was originally made there)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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