鼉鼓

Chinese

		large water lizard	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (鼉鼓)		鼉	鼓
simp. (鼍鼓)		鼍	鼓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuógǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuógǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuógǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo²-ku³
    • Yale: twó-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twoguu
    • Palladius: тогу (togu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鼉鼓

1. (historical) alligator drum, a kind of ancient drum made with hides of Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)

   • 於論鼓鐘、
     於樂辟廱。
     鼉鼓逢逢、
     矇瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     于论鼓钟、
     于乐辟廱。
     鼍鼓逢逢、
     蒙瞍奏公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yú lún gǔzhōng,
     Yú lè Bìyōng.
     Tuógǔ péngpéng,
     Méngsǒu zòu gōng. [Pinyin]

     Ah! The drums and bells peal in such euphony.
     Ah! The Pond's Hall is steeped in such joy and harmony.
     The alligator drums rumble and grumble;
     while the tunes are played by the blind musicians' ensemble.