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筚篥

Word · NounTraditional篥

ancient reed wind instrument

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

part of an ancient Chinese wind instrument (bamboo-pipe); pipa

literary

Used exclusively in the term '觱篥' (bìlì), an ancient reed instrument from the Silk Road, originally of Central Asian origin. Refers to the bamboo pipe component. See also '筚篥'.

Táng唐
dài代
yuè乐
shī师
shàn善
chuī吹
bì觱
lì篥
 。

Tang Dynasty musicians were skilled at playing the bili.

Lì篥
guǎn管
yōu悠
yáng扬
 ，
shēng声
shēng声
rù入
ěr耳
 。

The sound of the bili pipe is melodious and pleasing to the ear.

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Zhè这
zhī支
gǔ古
qǔ曲
cháng常
yòng用
bì觱
lì篥
yǎn演
zòu奏
 。

This ancient melody is often performed on the bili.