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

二胡

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

Dialectal synonyms of 二胡 (“erhu”) [map]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

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  1. erhu
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN