二胡
Chinese
two | vertical bowed lute; short for 胡琴 | ||
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trad. (二胡) | 二 | 胡 | |
simp. #(二胡) | 二 | 胡 | |
Literally: “two(-stringed) vertical bowed lute”. |
Pronunciation
Noun
二胡
- erhu (bowed string instrument with two strings, used in traditional and classical Chinese music) (Classifier: 把)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 二胡 (“erhu”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 二胡, 南胡 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 南胡, 二胡 |
Yantai (Muping) | 二胡兒 | |
Luoyang | 二胡兒 | |
Xi'an | 二胡兒 | |
Yinchuan | 胡胡子 | |
Guiyang | 二胡 | |
Singapore | 二胡 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 胡琴 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 二胡子 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 二胡, 二弦 |
Hong Kong | 二胡 | |
Taishan | 二胡 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 二胡 |
Lichuan | 二胡 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 二弦 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 二弦 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 二弦 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 二弦 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 二弦 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 二弦 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 胡琴 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 二胡 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 弦仔, 二胡 |
Quanzhou | 二胡 | |
Zhangzhou | 弦仔, 二胡 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 胡琴 |
Derived terms
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See also
- 古琴 (gǔqín)
- 古箏/古筝 (gǔzhēng)
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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二 | 胡 |
に Grade: 1 | こ Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Middle Chinese or Sinitic?”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) にこ [níꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟iko̞]
Noun
二胡 • (niko)
- erhu
See also
- 胡弓 (kokyū, “kokyū”, Japanese bowed string instrument)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN