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漁鼓

简渔鼓 · 繁漁鼓

Mandarin · pinyin yú gǔ

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

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漁: Look up this written character
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
渔: yú · to fish; seize; pursue; surname

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2–3 · yu2 gu3

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jyu4 gu2

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noun

yugu (a single-headed hand drum with body made from a bamboo tube, used as an accompanying instrument in Daoqing narrative singing)

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