低胡

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	barbarian; recklessly; surname
trad. (低胡)		低	胡
simp. #(低胡)		低	胡

Etymology

低 (dī, “low”) + 胡 (hú), short for 胡琴 (húqín)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄏㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dihú
    • Wade–Giles: ti¹-hu²
    • Yale: dī-hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihwu
    • Palladius: диху (dixu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ xu³⁵/

Noun

低胡

1. dihu (large, bass version of the erhu, pitched one octave or more lower)

See also

• 大胡 (dàhú)
• 二胡 (èrhú)