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erhu.

A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɜːhuː//ɚˈhuː/
  1. A type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 二胡 (èrhú), from 二 (èr, “two”) + 胡 (hú, “fiddle; short for 胡琴, a family of Chinese vertical fiddles”).

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