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

Noun

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
  • (huqin):
Dialectal synonyms of 胡琴 (“huqin”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 胡琴
Mandarin Beijing 胡琴兒, 呼呼兒, 呼兒
Taiwan 胡琴
Tianjin 胡兒
Harbin 胡胡兒
Yantai (Muping) 胡琴兒
Wanrong 胡胡
Xi'an 胡胡兒
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
Mandarin Taiwan 南胡, 二胡
Yantai (Muping) 二胡兒
Luoyang 二胡兒
Xi'an 二胡兒
Yinchuan 胡胡子
Guiyang 二胡
Singapore 二胡
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 胡琴
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 二胡子
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
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