二胡
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Chinese
| two | vertical bowed lute; short for 胡琴 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (二胡) | 二 | 胡 | |
| simp. #(二胡) | 二 | 胡 | |
| Literally: “two(-stringed) vertical bowed lute”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji6 wu4-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngei5 vu3*
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'eo5 fu4
- Northern Min (KCR): nī-ǔ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jī-ô͘ / lī-ô͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èrhú
- Wade–Giles: êrh4-hu2
- Yale: èr-hú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellhwu
- Palladius: эрху (erxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 wu4-2
- Yale: yih wú
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 wu4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 wu4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² wuː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngei5 vu3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡei³² vu²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: 'eo5 fu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˈɵ¹¹ fu³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nī-ǔ
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni⁵⁵ u²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-ô͘
- Tâi-lô: jī-ôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: jixoo
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɔ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ô͘
- Tâi-lô: lī-ôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: lixoo
- IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ ɔ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² ɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Noun
二胡
- erhu (bowed string instrument with two strings, used in traditional and classical Chinese music) (Classifier: 把 m; 個／个 c)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 二胡, 南胡 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 南胡, 二胡 |
| Singapore | 二胡 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 二胡兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 二胡兒 |
| Xi'an | 二胡兒 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 胡琴 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 二胡子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 胡胡子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 二胡 |
| 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 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 二胡 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 弦仔, 二胡 |
| Quanzhou | 二胡, 尿升 humorous | |
| Zhangzhou | 弦仔, 二胡 | |
| Zhao'an | 二弦, 胡弦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 胡琴 |
Derived terms
- 京二胡 (jīng'èrhú)
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 二 | 胡 |
| に Grade: 1 |
こ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
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