曲項琵琶

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See also: 曲项琵琶

Chinese

tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
 
back of neck; item; thing pipa
trad. (曲項琵琶) 琵琶
simp. (曲项琵琶) 琵琶
Literally: “bent-neck pipa”.

Pronunciation


Noun

曲項琵琶

  1. (music) an early form of pipa, popular during the Tang Dynasty, whose peg box is bent backwards at an angle