胡笳

Chinese

		what why how; foreign	whistle made of reed
simp. and trad. (胡笳)		胡	笳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hújiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: hújiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwujia
    • IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ gaa¹
    • Yale: wùh gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ gaa¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ kɑː⁵⁵/

Noun

胡笳

1. (archaic) a reed pipe adopted by the Chinese from nomadic peoples of Central Asia in ancient times and used in military music

Derived terms

• 胡笳十八拍 (hújiā shí bā pāi)