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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎo tí qín
"她在小提琴上演奏了一首欢快的曲子。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stringed musical instrument played with a bow, commonly associated with folk music.
"She played a lively tune on her fiddle at the festival."
- 1
To play the fiddle; to engage in playful or aimless activity.
"He was fiddling with the knobs on the radio, trying to find a good station."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'fiðere', of Germanic origin, related to the Old High German 'fidula' and Medieval Latin 'vitula' (stringed instrument). The idiomatic sense of engaging in petty fraud or swindling emerged in the 17th century, likely stemming from the notion of tampering with accounts or manipulating things deceptively, much like playing a fiddle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fiddle" is said worldwide
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violon
Transliteration: vi-o-lon
"Elle a joué un air joyeux sur son violon."
Geige
Transliteration: guy-guh
"Er spielte ein fröhliches Stück auf seiner Geige."
violino
Transliteration: vee-oh-lee-no
"Ha suonato una melodia vivace sul suo violino."
violín
Transliteration: vee-oh-leen
"Ella tocó una melodía alegre en su violín."
violino
Transliteration: vee-oh-lee-no
"Ela tocou uma melodia animada no seu violino."
वायलिन
Transliteration: vaaylin
"उसने अपने वायलिन पर एक खुशमिजाज धुन बजाई।"
小提琴
Transliteration: xiǎo tí qín
"她在小提琴上演奏了一首欢快的曲子。"
바이올린
Transliteration: baiolrin
"그녀는 바이올린으로 경쾌한 곡을 연주했다."
バイオリン
Transliteration: baiorin
"彼女はバイオリンで楽しい曲を演奏しました。"
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