military bugle; signal horn
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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a tubular military signal horn used in ancient armies to transmit commands
archaicHistorical term referring specifically to the tube-shaped wind instrument used in pre-modern Chinese military contexts, typically made of bamboo, wood, or copper, with a narrow tube and large bell opening.
Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
，
hào号
tǒng筒
shēng声
shì是
shì士
bīng兵
xíng行
dòng动
de的
xìn信
hào号
。
On ancient battlefields, the sound of the signal horn was the signal for soldiers to move.
Zhè这
gè个
tóng铜
zhì制
hào号
tǒng筒
zhì至
jīn今
hái还
néng能
chuī吹
xiǎng响
。
This copper signal horn can still be blown to this day.
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Hào号
tǒng筒
hé和
hào号
jiǎo角
dōu都
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
duì队
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
de的
yuè乐
qì器
。
Both signal horns and bugles were commonly used instruments in ancient armies.