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崑笛

崑笛

See also: 昆笛

Chinese

		Kunlun mountains	flute
trad. (崑笛)		崑	笛
simp. (昆笛)		昆	笛

Noun

崑笛

(music) A regional variant of dizi, used as an accompanying instrument in Kunqu.

Synonyms

曲笛 (qǔdí)

Etymology

From the abbreviation of 崑曲／昆曲 (kūnqǔ, “Kunqu”) + 笛 (dí, “flute”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kūndí

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣㄉㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan¹ dek⁶, kwan¹ dek^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kūndí
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣㄉㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuendyi
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ti³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwan¹ dek⁶, kwan¹ dek^6-2
  - Yale: kwān dehk, kwān dék
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwan¹ dek⁹, kwan¹ dek^9-2
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ tɛːk̚²/, /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ tɛːk̚²⁻³⁵/