dan nhi

noun

A vertical bowed fiddle-like string instrument with two strings, originating in the traditional and classical music of Vietnam.

OriginVietnamese đàn nhị →
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Meanings

noundan nhi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA vertical bowed fiddle-like string instrument with two strings, originating in the traditional and classical music of Vietnam.

Origin

  1. Vietnameseđàn nhị
  2. Englishdan nhi

Borrowed from Vietnamese đàn nhị.

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APA

dan nhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dan%20nhi

MLA

“dan nhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dan%20nhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dan nhi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dan%20nhi.

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