齊鼓

Chinese

		even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (齊鼓)		齊	鼓
simp. (齐鼓)		齐	鼓

Etymology

This drum's name was formerly spelled 脐鼓, with 脐 (qí, literally “navel”) referring to the thin circular film or paste that was affixed to the center of the drum head to facilitate tuning and improve the instrument's tone

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qígǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cai⁴ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qígǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cígǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-ku³
    • Yale: chí-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiguu
    • Palladius: цигу (cigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cai⁴ gu²
    • Yale: chàih gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsai⁴ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cei⁴ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ kuː³⁵/

Noun

齊鼓

1. qigu (a single-headed drum of Central Asian origin, shaped like a lacquer bucket, with a thin circular film or paste that was affixed to the center of the drum head to facilitate tuning and improve the instrument's tone; used in Chinese court banquet ensembles during the Sui and Tang dynasties)

Further reading

• https://baike.baidu.com/item/齐鼓