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pipa (sound instrument) (<lutelike chordophones with short neck: plucked>, lutelike chordophones: plucked, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Short-necked lutelike chordophones of China, with a pear-shaped body, four silk or nylon strings, and from ten to twenty-four frets on the neck and belly. They are held upright resting on the lap or thigh, and plucked with the fingers. |
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pipa (sound instrument) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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pipa (sound instrument) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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piba (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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pip'a (sound instrument) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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p'i p'a (sound instrument) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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p'i-p'a (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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pi pa (sound instrument) (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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琵琶 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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pí ba (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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pi ba (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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pi ba (Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),UF,U,U)
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Pipa (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
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P'i-p'a (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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P'ip'a (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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pyba (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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p'i-pa (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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p'ip'a (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 中國類似魯特琴的短頸弦鳴樂器,具有梨狀琴身、四根絲弦或尼龍弦,琴頸和琴肚上十至二十四個不等的琴品。演奏時將琵琶放置於膝上或大腿上,垂直手持琵琶,以指撥弦彈奏。 |
Dutch ..... Snaarinstrumenten met korte hals en peervormige klankkast, 10-24 frets op hals en bovenblad, 4 snaren van zijde of nylon; getokkeld met de vingers; China. |
German ..... Kurzhalslaute aus China mit einem birnenförmigen Korpus, vier Saiten aus Seide oder Nylon sowie zwischen zehn und 24 Bünden an Hals und Decke. Die Pipa wird aufrecht gehalten, ruht auf dem Schoß oder Oberschenkel und wird mit den Fingern gezupft. |
Spanish ..... Cordófonos chinos tipo laúd, de mástil corto, con un cuerpo en forma de pera, cuatro cuerdas de seda o nailon y de diez a veinticuatro trastes en el mástil y el vientre. Se sostienen derechos haciéndolos descansar sobre el regazo o muslos, y se pulsean con los dedos. |
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