Đàn hồ

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The second man from the right is playing the đàn hồ

The đàn hồ (Chữ Nôm: 彈胡) is a two-stringed vertical violin with wooden resonator. The term hồ ("barbarian, central Asian" ) derives from Chinese hu, as in Chinese huqin 胡琴). It is similar to the yehu.[1]

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  1. ^ Terry E. Miller, Sean Williams The Garland handbook of Southeast Asian music Routledge 2008 Page 263 "Three other bowed lutes have different resonators: đàn cò phụ "subordinate fiddle," with its slightly larger resonator; đàn gáo or đàn hồ "coconut-shell fiddle"; and đàn cò chỉ "little fiddle." "