ancient reed pipe; Chinese oboe
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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ancient Chinese reed pipe instrument; Chinese oboe
literaryAn ancient double-reed woodwind instrument introduced to China from the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. It is a precursor to instruments like the modern guanzi. Also written as 觱栗, 𥷑篥, 筚篥.
Dūn敦
huáng煌
bì壁
huà画
zhōng中
cháng常
kě可
jiàn见
dào到
yuè乐
shī师
chuī吹
zòu奏
bì筚
lì篥
。
In the Dunhuang murals, one can often see musicians playing the bili.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
qǔ曲
yuán原
shì是
wèi为
bì筚
lì篥
hé和
pí琵
pa琶
chuàng创
zuò作
de的
。
This ancient melody was originally composed for the bili and pipa.
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Bì筚
lì篥
de的
yīn音
sè色
cāng苍
liáng凉
ér而
fù富
yǒu有
chuān穿
tòu透
lì力
。
The timbre of the bili is desolate and penetrating.