鼉鼓

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Chinese

		large water lizard	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (鼉鼓)		鼉	鼓
simp. (鼍鼓)		鼍	鼓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuógǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuógǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuógǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tʻo²-ku³
  - Yale: twó-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twoguu
  - Palladius: тогу (togu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鼉鼓

(historical) alligator drum, a kind of ancient drum made with hides of Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)
- 於論鼓鐘、
  於樂辟廱。
  鼉鼓逢逢、
  矇瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  于论鼓钟、
  于乐辟廱。
  鼍鼓逢逢、
  蒙瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yú lún gǔzhōng,
  Yú lè Bìyōng.
  Tuógǔ péngpéng,
  Méngsǒu zòu gōng.
  Ah! The drums and bells peal in such euphony.
  Ah! The Pond's Hall is steeped in such joy and harmony.
  The alligator drums rumble and grumble;
  while the tunes are played by the blind musicians' ensemble.

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