合四乙尺工 hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

CHARACTERS

合 hé combine, unite, join; gather
四 sì four
乙 yǐ second; 2nd heavenly stem
尺 chǐ Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer