荸薺鼓
See also: 荸荠鼓
Chinese
[edit]| Chinese water chestnut | convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (荸薺鼓) | 荸薺 | 鼓 | |
| simp. (荸荠鼓) | 荸荠 | 鼓 | |
Etymology
[edit]荸薺 (water chestnut) + 鼓 (drum), so called because it looks like a water chestnut with its top and bottom cut off
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bícígǔ
- Wade–Giles: pi2-chʻi2-ku3
- Yale: bí-chí-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byichyiguu
- Palladius: бицигу (bicigu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]荸薺鼓
- A small, shallow double-headed drum with a high pitch, played with a single stick held by the right hand, usually in conjunction with a paiban held in the left hand; formerly used in traditional musics of the Jiangnan region