葫蘆笙
Mandarin
| simpl. | 葫芦笙 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 葫蘆笙 | |
Noun
葫蘆笙 (traditional, Pinyin húlúshēng, simplified 葫芦笙)
- (music) hulusheng, a free-reed wind instrument similar to the sheng, consisting of multiple bamboo pipes of various lengths inserted into a wind chest made from a dried gourd; most commonly found in the Yunnan province of southwest China where it is used primarily by members of several ethnic minorities
References
- "葫蘆笙" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-03.