đàn tỳ bà

See also: dan ty ba

Vietnamese

Etymology

đàn (a classifier designating string instruments) + tỳ bà (from Chinese 琵琶, a plucked, fretted lute with a pear-shaped body and four strings)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗaːn˨˩ ti˨˩ ɓaː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗaːŋ˦˩ tɪj˦˩ ɓaː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗaːŋ˨˩ tɪj˨˩ ɓaː˨˩]

Noun

đàn tỳ bà

a Vietnamese plucked, fretted lute with a pear-shaped body and four strings

Synonyms

tỳ bà

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