直簫

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	(flute); pan pipes; xiao ‑ a vertical bamboo flute
trad. (直簫)		直	簫
simp. (直箫)		直	箫

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̍t-sêu

  (Hailu, HRS): chid^ˋ siau^ˋ

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t-sêu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciid seu^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cid⁶ seu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ seu̯²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: chid^ˋ siau^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰit² siau⁵³/

Noun

直簫

1. (Hakka, Northern Min, music) xiao (a vertical, notched, end-blown bamboo flute used since ancient times in traditional and classical Chinese music)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 簫 (“vertical flute”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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

References

• “Entry #22265”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.