string and wind instruments; traditional chamber music
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traditional Chinese string and wind instruments; music played on such instruments
literaryLiterary and cultural term. '丝' (sī) refers to silk-stringed instruments like the qin (琴) and se (瑟), while '竹' (zhú) refers to bamboo wind instruments like the xiao (箫) and di (笛). Often used in classical texts and formal contexts to refer to traditional chamber music, particularly the 'Jiangnan Sizhu' (江南丝竹) style.
There is no clamor from string and wind instruments to disturb the ear, nor paperwork to weary the body.
Jiangnan Sizhu is an important form of traditional Chinese instrumental music.
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At the banquet, with string and wind instruments playing, they freely expressed their intimate feelings.
He studied traditional string and wind instruments from childhood and is skilled at playing the xiao.