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長笛

简长笛 · 繁長笛

Mandarin · pinyin cháng dí

(Western) concert flute

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
笛: dí · bamboo flute; whistle
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2 · chang2 di2

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coeng4 dek2

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noun

Western concert flute
(historical) name of an ancient woodwind instrument

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