ancient nomadic reed pipe; hujia
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ancient reed pipe of northern nomadic peoples; hujia
archaicHistorically associated with the Xiongnu and other northern ethnic groups; famously depicted in Cai Wenji's "Eighteen Beats of the Hujia."
《
Hú胡
jiā笳
shí十
bā八
pāi拍
》
shì是
Cài蔡
Wén文
jī姬
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
。
"Eighteen Beats of the Hujia" is Cai Wenji's masterpiece.
Gǔ古
dài代
biān边
sài塞
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
tí提
dào到
hú胡
jiā笳
de的
bēi悲
chuàng怆
zhī之
yīn音
。
Ancient frontier poems often mention the mournful sound of the hujia.
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Tā他
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
yuè乐
qì器
，
tè特
bié别
duì对
hú胡
jiā笳
de的
gòu构
zào造
hěn很
gǎn感
xìng兴
qù趣
。
He studies ancient musical instruments and is particularly interested in the structure of the hujia.