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葫蘆絲

简葫芦丝 · 繁葫蘆絲

Mandarin · pinyin hú lú sī

hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

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葫: hú · bottle-gourd
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芦: lú · rushes, reeds
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings

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2–2–1 · hu2 lu2 si1

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noun

(music) hulusi (Chinese free-reed wind instrument with three bamboo pipes that pass through a gourd wind chest; originating in Yunnan province)

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