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籟

简籁 · 繁籟

Mandarin · pinyin lài

a sound
a noise
musical pipe with 3 reeds

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籟: Look up this written character
籁: lài · bamboo flute; pipe; various sound

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4 · lai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laai6

Cantonese word readings for 籟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ancient wind instrument made with bamboo pipes
synonym of 簫 /箫 (xiāo, “xiao”)
sound; noise

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