"gaohu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gaohus [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 高胡 (gāohú). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|高胡|tr=gāohú}} 高胡 (gāohú) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaohu (plural gaohus)
  1. A two-stringed vertical fiddle-like chordophone (stringed instrument) used as a leading instrument in Cantonese music. Wikipedia link: gaohu Categories (topical): String instruments Translations (two-stringed vertical fiddle-like chordophone): 高胡 (gāohú) (Chinese Mandarin), काउहू (kāuhū) (Marathi)

Inflected forms

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