海笛

Chinese

		ocean; sea	flute
trad. (海笛)		海	笛
simp. #(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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎidí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidí
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-ti²
    • Yale: hǎi-dí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haedyi
    • Palladius: хайди (xajdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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)