The erhu ( ; ) is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument , more specifically a spike fiddle , which may also be called a `` southern fiddle '' , and sometimes known in the Western world as the `` Chinese violin '' or a `` Chinese two-stringed fiddle '' .
The erhu ( 二胡 ; pinyin : èrhú ) is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument which may also be called a `` southern fiddle '' , and sometimes known in the Western world as the `` Chinese violin '' or a `` Chinese two-stringed fiddle '' .