鼉鼓

Chinese

		large water lizard	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (鼉鼓)		鼉	鼓
simp. (鼍鼓)		鼍	鼓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuógǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuógǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuógǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tʻo²-ku³
  - Yale: twó-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twoguu
  - Palladius: тогу (togu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鼉鼓

(historical) alligator drum, a kind of ancient drum made with hides of Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)
- 於論鼓鐘、
  於樂辟廱。
  鼉鼓逢逢、
  矇瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  于论鼓钟、
  于乐辟廱。
  鼍鼓逢逢、
  蒙瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yú lún gǔzhōng,
  Yú lè Bìyōng.
  Tuógǔ péngpéng,
  Méngsǒu zòu gōng. [Pinyin]
  Ah! The drums and bells peal in such euphony.
  Ah! The Pond's Hall is steeped in such joy and harmony.
  The alligator drums rumble and grumble;
  while the tunes are played by the blind musicians' ensemble.

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