二胡

二
胡
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle) / alto fiddle / CL:把[ba3]

Characters and words in 二胡

二
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).
胡
hú = hu + Ø2
surname Hu
胡
hú = hu + Ø2
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
胡
衚
hú = hu + Ø2
see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
胡
鬍
hú = hu + Ø2
beard / mustache / whiskers
胡 = 古 + 月 : Helga Horse (hu) visits the old and wise moon (月) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). She wants to join his cloister (古), but the moon rejects and says that first she has to get a very long Confucius style mustache (胡) such as his own.

Words with 二胡

京
二
胡
jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京胡

Sentences with 二胡

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