簫の笛
Japanese
簫の笛 (shō no fue): the blowhole of a Chinese xiao end-blown bamboo flute.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 簫 | 笛 |
| しょう Hyōgaiji | ふえ Grade: 3 |
Etymology
Compound of 簫 (shō, “xiao”, a kind of Chinese flute) + の (no, possessive particle) + 笛 (fue, “flute”).[1]
Synonymous with just 簫 (shō) on its own.[1] However, given the rarity of this kanji in writing, and the large number of possible single-kanji terms pronounced as shō in Japanese, the longer version that specifies 笛 (“flute”) is used to clarify and disambiguate.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しょーのふえ [shóꜜò nò fùè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ː no̞ ɸɯ̟ᵝe̞]
Noun
簫の笛 (hiragana しょうのふえ, rōmaji shō no fue, historical hiragana せうのふえ)
- xiao (a kind of Chinese flute)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN