坠胡

Traditional form:

墜胡

Pinyin (reading):

zhuìhú

Definitions:

• two-stringed bowed instrument
• also called 墜琴／坠琴 (zhuìqín)

Characters:

• 坠 - to drop, to fall down, to sink; heavy; weight
• 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly

Traditional characters:

• 墜 - to drop, to fall down, to sink; heavy; weight
• 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly