篳篥
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篳篥 (hichiriki)
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (篳篥) | 篳 | 篥 | |
| simp. (筚篥) | 筚 | 篥 | |
| alternative forms | |||
Etymology
Borrowed from a language in the Western Regions. Compare Khotanese *pīlī (“pipe?”) (as in pīlīrūvī (“clyster-pipe”)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìlì
- Wade–Giles: pi4-li4
- Yale: bì-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihlih
- Palladius: били (bili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
- Homophones:
壁立
篳篥／筚篥
薜荔
觱栗
觱篥
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: bat1 leot6
- Yale: bāt leuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 loet9
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 lêd6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ lɵt̚²/
- Homophones:
篳篥／筚篥
觱栗
觱篥
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: pjit lit
Noun
篳篥
- (music) bili (a cylindrical double reed wind instrument used in the court and ritual music of China since ancient times)
Descendants
- → Korean: 피리 (piri, “reed wind instrument”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 篳 | 篥 |
| ひち Hyōgai |
りき Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- a cylindrical double reed wind instrument used in the gagaku music of Japan