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觱慄

简觱栗 · 繁觱慄

Mandarin · pinyin bì lì

ancient bamboo reed instrument
Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)

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觱: bì · tartar horn; chilly wind
慄: Look up this written character
栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname

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4–4 · bi4 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bit1 leot6

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

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