胡笳十八拍

Chinese

a reed pipe adopted by the Chinese from nomadic peoples of Central Asia in ancient times and used in military music eighteen; 18
 
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
simp. and trad.
(胡笳十八拍)		 胡笳 十八 拍
Literally: “Eighteen Stanzas for a Barbarian Reed Leaf Pipe”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

胡笳十八拍

  1. Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute (a famous piece of music written by Cai Yan (蔡琰) at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty)
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