Luàn yīn 乱音 (trad. 亂音) “The Sound of Disorder”

Stroke the strings to the left of the movable bridges with the left hand. These strings are not tuned and thus create a dissonant cacophony said to symbolize powerful, untamable forces like natural disasters, wind, waves, and death. The negative aspects can be muted by adding plucking from the right hand, turning the Luàn yīn into more of an embellishment.