dizi

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/ˈdiːdzə/

noun

A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.

OriginMandarin 笛子 →
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Meanings

dizi1

noundizi (plural dizis)

plural dizis

  1. A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.

Dizi2

proper noun
  1. A district (woreda) in southern Ethiopia.
  2. Dizin, a language of southern Ethiopia.
nounDizi pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group of southern Ethiopia.

Dizi3

proper noun
  1. Dizicheh, a small city in Iran.

Origin

  1. Mandarin笛子
  2. Englishdizi

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 笛子
  • 笛子 (dízi)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
Japanese 中国の尺八, 中国笛
  • 中国の尺八 (Chūgoku no shakuhachi)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
  • 中国笛 (Chūgokubue)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
Korean 당적
  • 당적 (dangjeok)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
Russian ди, дицзы
  • ди (di)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
  • дицзы (diczy)transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music
Cite this entry
APA

dizi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dizi

MLA

“dizi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dizi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dizi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dizi.

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