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笙簫

笙簫

See also: 笙箫

Chinese

		(mus. instr.)	(flute); pan pipes; xiao - a vertical bamboo flute
trad. (笙簫)		笙	簫
simp. (笙箫)		笙	箫

Noun

笙簫

reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngxiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ siu¹, saang¹ siu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēngxiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshiau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    生肖
    笙簫／笙箫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sang¹ siu¹, saang¹ siu¹
  - Yale: sāng sīu, sāang sīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ siu¹, saang¹ siu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/, /sɑːŋ⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/