二弦

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See also: 二絃

Chinese

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two bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (二弦/二絃) /
simp. (二弦)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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二弦

  1. huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)
  2. (specifically) erxian (one of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music)
  3. (Cantonese, Hakka, Zhao'an Hokkien, specifically) erhu
  4. (obsolete) erxian (a long-necked plucked lute with two strings, used in traditional Chinese music)

Synonyms

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  • (huqin):
  • (erhu):

Descendants

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  • Zhuang: ngeihyienz

See also

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