đàn bầu

See also: dan bau

Vietnamese

Etymology

đàn (a classifier designating string instruments) + bầu (gourd; the instrument formerly had a resonator made from a dried gourd)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓəw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]

Noun

đàn bầu

1. A dan bau.

See also

• (Chinese) 獨弦琴／独弦琴 (dúxiánqín)