erhu

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An erhu.

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Etymology

From Mandarin 二胡 (èrhú), from (èr, two) + (, fiddle; short for 胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles).

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erhu (plural erhu or erhus)

  1. A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
    • 1994 October, Andrea Freud Loewenstein, “No More Happy Endings”, in Gay Community News, page 28:
      A rugged, handsome woman who can plant five fields in the time it takes others to plant one, Lu reveals her inner self by playing sweet music on the ehru in a deserted factory site.
    • 2009 March 10, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Cherished Instrument Is Gone, and to Its Owner, Loss Is Like a Death”, in New York Times:
      Searches on Craigslist turned up no ads for erhus, wanted or offered, though there was a posting for an instrument found on the Lower East Side (the owner must identify the instrument).

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