Word information
Simplified京胡
Traditional京胡
Pinyinjīng hú
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Chinese word dictionary
京胡
jīng hú · jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera; also called 京二胡
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