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四胡

Mandarin · pinyin sì hú

sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture

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四: sì · four
胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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4–2 · si4 hu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei3 wu4

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noun

sihu (a bowed string instrument with two pairs of strings used in Chinese folk music)

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