See also: 洞箫

Chinese edit

cave; hole (flute); pan pipes; xiao ‑ a vertical bamboo flute
trad. (洞簫)
simp. (洞箫)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

洞簫

  1. (music) xiao (a vertical, notched, end-blown bamboo flute used since ancient times in traditional and classical Chinese music)
  2. (Southern Min, figurative) opium pipe

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: S
しょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese compound 洞簫洞箫 (dòngxiāo, literally hole + xiao (Chinese flute)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(どう)(しょう) (dōshōどうせう (douseu)?

  1. xiao, vertical end-blown Chinese flute

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN