洞簫
See also: 洞箫
Chinese
| cave; hole | (flute); pan pipes; xiao ‑ a vertical bamboo flute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (洞簫) | 洞 | 簫 | |
| simp. (洞箫) | 洞 | 箫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dòngxiāo
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dòngsiao
- Wade–Giles: tung4-hsiao1
- Yale: dùng-syāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshiau
- Palladius: дунсяо (dunsjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung6 siu1
- Yale: duhng sīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung6 siu1
- Guangdong Romanization: dung6 xiu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ²² siːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-siau
- Tâi-lô: tōng-siau
- Phofsit Daibuun: doxngsiaw
- IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² siau³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siau⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
洞簫
- (music) xiao (a vertical, notched, end-blown bamboo flute used since ancient times in traditional and classical Chinese music)
- (Southern Min, figurative) opium pipe
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 簫 (“vertical flute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 簫, 洞簫 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 簫 |
| Taiwan | 簫 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 簫 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 簫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 簫 |
| Wuhan | 簫 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 簫 |
| Hefei | 簫 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 簫 |
| Hong Kong | 簫 | |
| Yangjiang | 簫 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 簫 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 簫仔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 簫 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 簫, 直簫 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 簫 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 簫, 洞簫 |
| Chaozhou | 簫 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 簫 |
| Wenzhou | 簫 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 簫 |
| Shuangfeng | 簫 | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 洞 | 簫 |
| どう Grade: S |
しょう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 洞簫 / 洞箫 (dòngxiāo, literally “hole + xiao (Chinese flute)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- xiao, vertical end-blown Chinese flute