Yu (percussion instrument)

Yu
Chinese敔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyǔ
Wade–Gilesyü
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjyu5

The yu is an idiophonic tiger-shaped percussion instrument that was used in yayue, the ritual music of ancient China's Zhou dynasty.

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