Formerly, a stringed musical instrument with mandolin-shaped body and neck bent back at a sharp angle.

【乐】琵琶；鲁特琴(吉他式弦乐器)。

To play on the lute.

弹琵琶。

A composition of clay, used for making joints tight, or coating a porous surface to produce imperviousness to gas or liquid.

封泥(一种黏土用以封物器皿之连接处，以免空气泄出或漏水)。

To close up the cracks of with such a composition, as a vessel or retort.

用封泥封之。