口笛

口笛

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	flute
simp. and trad. (口笛)		口	笛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒudí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒudí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooudyi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒudí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti³⁵/

Noun

口笛

1. (music) a very small Chinese flute made from bamboo

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	笛
くち Grade: 1	ふえ > ぶえ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕibɯ̟ᵝe̞]

Noun

口笛 (hiragana くちぶえ, rōmaji kuchibue)

1. mouth whistle, mouth whistling

   口笛 (くちぶえ)を吹 (ふ)いている彼 (かれ)は、機嫌 (きげん)が良 (よ)さそうだ。

   Kuchibue o fuiteiru kare wa, kigen ga yosasōda.

   That man, whistling his mouth, seems to be happy.