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魚鼓

简鱼鼓 · 繁魚鼓

Mandarin · pinyin yú gǔ

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–3 · yu2 gu3

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noun

(archaic or Lichuan Gan, Puxian Min) wooden fish (Buddhist wooden percussion instrument)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 漁鼓 /渔鼓 (yúgǔ)

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