"sheng" meaning in English

See sheng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃʌŋ/, /ʃɛŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sheng.wav [Southern-England] Forms: shengs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋ, -ɛŋ Etymology: From Mandarin 笙 (shēng). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|笙|tr=shēng}} 笙 (shēng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheng (plural shengs)
  1. A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass). Wikipedia link: Sheng (instrument) Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Woodwind instruments Related terms: sheng nu (english: also derived from Chinese, though not necessarily related) Translations (Chinese wind instrument): (shēng) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠪᠠᡴᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡶᡳᠴᠠᡴᡡ (baksangga ficakū) (Manchu)

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