高胡

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Contents 1 Mandarin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 References

[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

高胡

[edit] Etymology

高 ("high": as in high pitch) + 胡 (short for huqin)

[edit] Noun

高胡 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin gāohú)

1. a two-stringed vertical fiddle in the huqin family, used primarily in traditional Cantonese music as well as in the modern Chinese orchestra

[edit] References

• "高胡 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-03-30.
• (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.