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唢呐

suǒ nàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[lǎ ba]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c3cf35635e131ad1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嗩吶 唢呐 [suo3 na4] /suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes/also written 鎖吶|锁呐/also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]/

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Other forms in these source records: 嗩吶

  • 唢
    suǒ

    used in 嗩吶|唢呐[suǒ nà]

  • 呐
    nà

    battle cry

    na

    sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne a] or variant of 哪[na])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.