Etymology

dizi

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Today it means: A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo. Full definition →

Mandarin 笛子
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from笛子
  2. English todaydizi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 笛子 (dízi).

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