胡琴

Chinese

non-Han peoples, particularly those in the north and west qin; general name for certain instruments
trad. (胡琴)
simp. #(胡琴)

Pronunciation


Noun

胡琴

  1. huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)
  2. (Wu, Huizhou, specifically) erhu
  3. (historical) a general term for foreign plucked string instruments of northern or northwestern origin

Synonyms

  • (huqin):
  • (erhu):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
きん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(きん) • (kokin

  1. (music, archaic) biwa; pipa
  2. (music) huqin

Hyponyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 胡琴”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

胡琴 • (hogeum) (hangeul 호금)

  1. hanja form? of 호금 (huqin)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

胡琴

  1. chữ Hán form of hồ cầm (huqin)