Meanings
nounhuqin (plural huqin)
- Any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music.
Origin
- Mandarin胡琴
- Englishhuqin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 胡琴 (húqín).
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Chinese Mandarin 胡琴
- 胡琴 (húqín)a musical instrument
French huqin
- huqina musical instrument
Japanese 胡琴
- 胡琴 (kokin)a musical instrument
Korean 호금
- 호금 (hogeum)a musical instrument
Russian хуци́нь
- хуци́нь (xucínʹ)a musical instrument
Vietnamese hồ cầm
- hồ cầma musical instrument
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APA
huqin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huqin
MLA
“huqin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huqin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huqin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huqin.
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