簫鼓

簫鼓

See also: 箫鼓

Chinese

		(flute); pan pipes; xiao ‑ a vertical bamboo flute	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (簫鼓)		簫	鼓
simp. (箫鼓)		箫	鼓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāogǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiāogǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauguu
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ gu²
    • Yale: sīu gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ gu²
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ kuː³⁵/

Noun

簫鼓

1. (literary) flutes and drums
2. (literary) music

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
簫	鼓
しょう Hyōgaiji	こ Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 簫鼓 (sew ku^X, literally “flute + drum”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しょーこ [shòókó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːko̞]

Noun

簫鼓 (hiragana しょうこ, rōmaji shōko, historical hiragana せうこ)

1. flutes and drums

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN