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琵pei4琶paa4

pei4 paa4pei4 paa2pí pa

English

  1. pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard
  2. pipa (Chinese lute): a Chinese plucked string instrument with a fretted fingerboard

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種中樂嘅弦樂器,用手指撥弦嚟彈奏(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 琵琶湖是日本最大的湖。

    Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 最早的琵琶大约在秦朝时期发明的。

    The first lute was invented during the Qin dynasty.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 我係一個琵琶樂手。

    I'm a pipa player.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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