四胡

Chinese

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Definitions
  • sihu a bowed string instrument with two pairs of strings used in Chinese folk music

Etymology

Compound from Chinese 四 (four) + Chinese 胡 (fiddle)+ Chinese 胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles.

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Chinese

胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles

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