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板胡

板胡

Chinese

 
board; plank; plate; slab
 what why how; foreign
simp. and trad.
(板胡) 		板 胡

Noun

板胡

  1. banhu (a bowed string instrument with two strings and a coconut shell body)

Usage notes

  • The instrument is used primarily in the traditional music of northern and northeastern China

Etymology

  • 板 ("wooden board," referring to the wooden face of the instrument's body) + 胡 (short for huqin, a family of Chinese bowed lutes)

Pronunciation

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