荡猱swinging wide vibrato
Pinyin: dàng náo
Vibrato and glidesSwings open at both ends like dang yin, but seeking an ancient, vigorous nao quality.
How it is played
Modelled on dang yin: after the note, swing open loosely with force at both ends, but with the force and width of nao, aiming at an archaic quality; the finger should seem leisurely and free.
How it sounds
Broad, expansive rise and fall with an aged, detached flavor.
In the classical handbooks
若前之蕩吟而兼蒼古，指下自有一種神遊八極、悠悠自如之風韻也。Gist: Like the preceding dang yin but with added ancient vigor; under the finger there is a spirit roaming the eight extremities, free and at ease.
Easily confused with
- 荡吟dàng yín· swinging vibratoDang yin rests on yin and is softer; dang nao rests on nao and is more vigorous.