二弦
See also: 二絃
Chinese
| two | bow string; string of mus. instr. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (二弦/二絃) | 二 | 弦/絃 | |
| simp. (二弦) | 二 | 弦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ji6 jin4-2
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): e5 xienn6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: èrxián
- Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èrsián
- Wade–Giles: êrh4-hsien2
- Yale: èr-syán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellshyan
- Palladius: эрсянь (ersjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 jin4-2
- Yale: yih yín
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 jin4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 yin4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-hièn
- Hakka Romanization System: ngi hienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngi4 hian2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ hi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-hiàn
- Hakka Romanization System: ngi hianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngi4 hian2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ hi̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngi˖ hien
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi³³ hien⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-hiân
- Tâi-lô: jī-hiân
- Phofsit Daibuun: jixhieen
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ri6 hin5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭ hîⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ hĩ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Xiang
Noun
二弦
- huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)
- (specifically) erxian (one of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music)
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Zhao'an Hokkien, specifically) erhu
- (obsolete) erxian (a long-necked plucked lute with two strings, used in traditional Chinese music)
Synonyms
- (huqin):
Dialectal synonyms of 胡琴 (“huqin”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 胡琴 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 胡琴兒, 呼呼兒, 呼兒 |
| Taiwan | 胡琴 | |
| Harbin | 胡胡兒 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 胡兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 胡琴兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 胡胡 |
| Xi'an | 胡胡兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 胡胡子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 弦索 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 胡琴 |
| Lichuan | 胡琴 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 胡琴 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 弦仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 弦仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 弦仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 弦 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 弦仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 弦子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 胡胡, 葫蘆子 |
| Xinzhou | 胡胡 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 弦仔 |
| Zhangzhou | 弦仔 | |
| Tainan | 弦仔 | |
| Haikou | 弦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 胡琴 |
| Ningbo | 胡琴, 盧琴 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 胡琴子, 二弦 |
- (erhu):
Dialectal synonyms of 二胡 (“erhu”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 二胡, 南胡 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 南胡, 二胡 |
| Singapore | 二胡 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 二胡兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 二胡兒 |
| Xi'an | 二胡兒 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 胡琴 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 二胡子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 胡胡子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 二胡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 二胡, 二弦 |
| Hong Kong | 二胡 | |
| Taishan | 二胡 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 二胡 |
| Lichuan | 二胡 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 二弦 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 二弦 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 二弦 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 二弦 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 二弦 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 二弦 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 胡琴 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 二胡 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 弦仔, 二胡 |
| Quanzhou | 二胡, 尿升 humorous | |
| Zhangzhou | 弦仔, 二胡 | |
| Zhao'an | 二弦, 胡弦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 胡琴 |
Descendants
- → Zhuang: ngeihyienz
See also
- 三弦 (sānxián)