zhuihu

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noun

A two-stringed chordophone (string instrument) with a fretless fingerboard, played with a bow, of Chinese origin and especially associated with Henan and Shandong.

Similar
zhuiqinzhuizixian
OriginMandarin 墜胡 /坠胡 →
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Meanings

nounzhuihu (plural zhuihu)
  1. entertainmentA two-stringed chordophone (string instrument) with a fretless fingerboard, played with a bow, of Chinese origin and especially associated with Henan and Shandong.

    Synonyms: zhuiqin, zhuizixian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA two-stringed chordophone (string instrument) with a fretless fingerboard, played with a bow, of Chinese origin and especially associated with Henan and Shandong.

Similar
zhuiqinzhuizixian
Also see
zhuiqin

Origin

  1. Mandarin墜胡 /坠胡
  2. Englishzhuihu

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 墜胡 /坠胡 (zhuìhú).

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APA

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

MLA

“zhuihu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhuihu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zhuihu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhuihu.

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