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)

1. A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
   • 1994 October, Andrea Freud Loewenstein, “No More Happy Endings”, in Gay Community News, page 28:

     A rugged, handsome woman who can plant five fields in the time it takes others to plant one, Lu reveals her inner self by playing sweet music on the ehru ^[sic] in a deserted factory site.

   • 2009 March 10, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Cherished Instrument Is Gone, and to Its Owner, Loss Is Like a Death”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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)

• Esperanto: erhuo, nanhuo
• French: erhu (fr) m
• Japanese: 二胡 (ja) (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