đàn tì bà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ti˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ tɪj˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ tɪj˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩]

Noun

đàn tì bà

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

Synonyms

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