daruan

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noun

A bass lute-like four-stringed chordophone of the ruan family of Chinese traditional instruments.

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Meanings

noundaruan (plural daruan)
  1. A bass lute-like four-stringed chordophone of the ruan family of Chinese traditional instruments.

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 大阮 (dàruǎn).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

daruan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daruan

MLA

“daruan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daruan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daruan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daruan.

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