sheng

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//ˈʃʌŋ//
/[ˈʃʰʌŋ]/
//ˈʃɛŋ//
/[ˈʃʰɛŋ]/
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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).

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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).
The appearance of a sheng in Paris at the end of the eighteenth century inspired the development of free reed instruments in Western Europe, including the harmonica, accordion, and symphonium (see next page).

Etimologia

From Mandarin 笙 (shēng).

Forme

plurale: shengs

Shelton · A surname.shen · A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion.Shen · A surname.

sheng · 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…

Sheng · A Kenyan cant based on Swahili and English.shep · starling Shep · A diminutive of the male given name Shepherd.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.