二胡
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
Noun
二胡
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 二胡 (“erhu”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 二胡, 南胡 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 南胡, 二胡 |
| Yantai (Muping) | 二胡兒 | |
| Luoyang | 二胡兒 | |
| Xi'an | 二胡兒 | |
| Yinchuan | 胡胡子 | |
| Guiyang | 二胡 | |
| Singapore | 二胡 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 胡琴 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 二胡子 | |
| 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
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 二 | 胡 |
| に Grade: 1 |
こ Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Middle Chinese or Sinitic?”)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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