noun
sheng
SHUHNG
noun
1
A traditional Chinese wind instrument made of bamboo pipes of different lengths set into a small wind chest, played by blowing or drawing breath through a mouthpiece.
"The sheng player produced eerie, harmonizing chords unlike any Western instrument."
How to Use Sheng
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Chinese mouth organ made of bamboo pipes.
Word Forms
shengs plural
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Etymology
From the Mandarin word for the instrument.