海笛

海笛

Chinese

		ocean; sea	flute
simp. and trad. (海笛)		海	笛

Etymology

Possibly derived from Arabic غَيْطَة‎‎ (ḡayṭa, a folk oboe played primarily in North Africa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎidí

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hǎidí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haedyi
    • IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti³⁵/

Noun

海笛

1. the smaller size of suona (a conical Chinese double reed woodwind instrument with a metal bell, in the oboe or shawm category)