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胡琴
 
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hú qin
  • huqin
  • family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring

胡琴 hú qín

胡琴
1 乐器名。中国拉弦乐器的总称。来自北番奚族,汉时输入,元代始称为「胡琴」。以竹为筒,空腹上蒙蛇皮,筒设杆柄,柄端穿一横孔,再以二轴贯穿,由轴至筒,设两弦,另用竹弓张马尾纳二弦之间,摩擦发声,故称为「二弦」。音色优美,应用甚广,种类亦多,依其形制大小、音域高低区分为南胡、京胡、粤胡等。也称为「提琴」。

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