erhu

See also: èrhú

English

An erhu.

Alternative forms

erh hu, erh-hu, urheen

Etymology

From Mandarin 二胡 (èrhú), from 二 (èr, “two”) + 胡 (hú, “fiddle; short for 胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɜːhuː/
IPA^(key): /ɚˈhuː/

Noun

erhu (plural erhu or erhus)

A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
- 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).

Translations

Chinese fiddle

Catalan: erhu (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 二胡 (ji⁶ wu^4-2)

Hokkien: 二胡 (jī-ô͘)

Mandarin: 二胡 (zh) (èrhú), 南胡 (zh) (nánhú), 二弦 (èrxián)
French: erhu (fr) m
Japanese: 二胡 (にこ, niko)
Korean: 얼후 (eolhu), 이호(二胡) (iho)
Russian: эрху́ (ru) n (erxú)
Swedish: erhu (sv) c
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: nhị hồ (二胡)

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

2011. Chinese Music. Jie Jin. Pg. 57.

Anagrams

Rhue, Ruhe, Uher, huer

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