A story among the people goes that an old woman once broke down in tears when she heard a man playing the ch'in, or Chinese zither. Pleased with himself, the musician asked her whether his performance hadn't been too touching.
雖然有這麼一個民間故事﹘﹘一位老婦看人彈琴，不禁流淚，彈琴者得意地問她：「是不是我彈得太讓你感動了？」