Etymology

jinghu

Jing·hu
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Today it means: A two-stringed bamboo musical instrument played with a bow, the smallest and highest-pitched in the huqin family of traditional Chinese instruments, associated mainly with the tradition of Beijing opera. Full definition →

Chinese 京胡
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jinghu · noun1

  1. Chinese · borrowed from京胡
  2. English todayjinghu

Borrowed from Chinese 京胡 (jīnghú).

Jinghu · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鏡湖 /镜湖
  2. English todayJinghu

From Mandarin 鏡湖 /镜湖 (Jìnghú).

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