What is the meaning of 琵琶?
pipa (plucked Chinese string instrument) (Classifier: 支 mn-t)
biwa (plucked, fretted pear-shaped Japanese lute with four or, more rarely, five strings)
a place name
a surname
hanja form of 비파 (“bipa, lute”)
chữ Hán form of tì bà (“pipa”).
Source: wiktionary.org