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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ (labai, “sea shell; conch; conch trumpet”), in turn borrowed from Early Mandarin 螺貝 (MC lwa pajH, “shell; conch; conch trumpet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
喇叭
- (music) horn; trumpet
- (regional, music) suona
- Alternative name for 揚聲器／扬声器 (yángshēngqì, “loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier”).
- (in automobiles etc.) horn
- (figurative) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly
Usage notes
This is also used as a generic term to describe anything that has a horn or trumpet-like conical shape.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
嗩吶 (“suona (musical instrument)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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嗩吶
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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嗩吶, 鼻兒
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| Taiwan
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嗩吶
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| Wanrong
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樂人
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| Xi'an
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嗩吶
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| Chengdu
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撒拉子, 哩哩吶
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| Guiyang
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嗩吶
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| Liuzhou
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咪嗎, 嗩吶
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| Singapore
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嗩吶
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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嗩吶子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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啲咑, 哬哚
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| Hong Kong
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啲咑, 嗩吶
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| Dongguan
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啲咑
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| Yangjiang
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啲咑
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| Gan
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Lichuan
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吹打, 嗩吶
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| Pingxiang
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喇叭
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| Hakka
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Yudu
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喇叭
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| Shicheng
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哈噠
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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吹打
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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笛仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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笛仔
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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吹笛
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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笛仔
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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笛仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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笛仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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笛, 啲咑
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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笛仔, 笛
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嗒嘀
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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大親
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| Jin
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Xinzhou
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三號
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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啲嗒仔 soprano, 喇叭 alto or bass
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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𫪦咑
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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噯仔
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| Quanzhou
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噯仔
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| Zhangzhou
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嗒知嘟
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| Taipei
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鼓吹
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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鼓吹
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| Kaohsiung
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鼓吹
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| Yilan
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鼓吹
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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鼓吹
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| Taichung
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鼓吹
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| Tainan
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鼓吹
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| Hsinchu
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鼓吹
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| Kinmen
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鼓吹
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| Penghu (Magong)
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鼓吹
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| Chaozhou
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啲咑
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| Shantou
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啲咑
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| Jieyang
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啲咑
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| Puning
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啲咑
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| Haifeng
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鼓手
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| Leizhou
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笛
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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哬哚
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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嗩吶
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Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
喇叭 • (rappa)
- trumpet
- bugle
- Short for 喇叭飲み.
References
Korean
Noun
喇叭 • (nabal) (hangeul 나발)
- Hanja form? of 나발 (“nabal”).