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Simplified箜簧
Traditional箜簧
Pinyinkōng huáng
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Chinese word dictionary
箜簧
kōng huáng · old reed wind instrument; (possibly used erroneously for konghou 箜篌 harp or 笙簧 sheng)
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箜篌kōng hóu
konghou (Chinese harp)
簧管huáng guǎnreed pipe
簧片huáng piànreed (music)
口簧kǒu huángJew's harp
双簧shuāng huánga form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing; double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
弹簧tán huángspring