Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zhuihu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zhui-hu
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 墜胡

Synonyms

zhuiqin zhuizixian

Questions

What does zhuihu mean?: A two-stringed chordophone (string instrument) with a fretless fingerboard, played with a bow, of Chinese origin and especially associated with Henan and Shandong.
Where does zhuihu come from?: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 墜胡 /坠胡 (zhuìhú).

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