fiddle

B2 noun

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đàn vi-ô-lông

A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below).

...Of harpe & of salteriun. of fiðele & of coriun...
đàn vi-ô-lông (chơi nhạc dân gian)

Any of various other bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.

proscribed · usually

The fiddle of these early times, however, was the viol and not our modern violin.
người chơi vi-ô-lông

A violinist, or fiddler, in a band.

He is first fiddle in the band.
cây chút chít lá tròn

A dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves supposed to resemble the musical instrument.
cây sào kéo rơm

A long pole pulled by a draft animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
giá phơi đồ gốm

A rack for drying pottery after glazing.
anh hề

A clown; an unserious person entertaining a group.

figuratively

You would not have your Son the Fiddle to every jovial Company.
trò lừa đảo

A scam; a fraud or swindle.

figuratively · informal

There was some kind of fiddle going on at that company, and several of the directors were arrested.