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二胡

二胡

Chinese

two; 2 vertical bowed lute; short for
胡琴
simp. and trad.
(二胡)
Literally: “two(-stringed) vertical bowed lute”.

Noun

二胡

  1. erhu (bowed string instrument with two strings, used in traditional and classical Chinese music)   (Classifier: )

Synonyms

  • (Taiwan) 南胡 (nánhú)
  • (Min Nan) 絃仔 (hiân-á), 吊鬼仔 (tiàu-kúi-á)

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō

Noun

二胡 (hiragana にこ, romaji niko)

  1. an erhu