Definitions

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  • noun A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.

Etymologies

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From Mandarin 笛子 (dízi).

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Examples

  • The other is a meal called dizi which is really the name of the pot it comes in.

    The Stirrer 2009

  • Chew quickly recognized Tyler's talent and recruited him to join her Purple Silk music program, where students learn to sing Chinese songs and play traditional instruments such as a two-string violin called an erhu, a four-stringed lute known as a pipa and a bamboo flute called a dizi.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Chew quickly recognized Tyler's talent and recruited him to join her Purple Silk music program, where students learn to sing Chinese songs and play traditional instruments such as a two-string violin called an erhu, a four-stringed lute known as a pipa and a bamboo flute called a dizi.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By TERENCE CHEA 2011

  • Chew quickly recognized Tyler's talent and recruited him to join her Purple Silk music program, where students learn to sing Chinese songs and play traditional instruments such as a two-string violin called an erhu, a four-stringed lute known as a pipa and a bamboo flute called a dizi.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Chew quickly recognized Tyler's talent and recruited him to join her Purple Silk music program, where students learn to sing Chinese songs and play traditional instruments such as a two-string violin called an erhu, a four-stringed lute known as a pipa and a bamboo flute called a dizi.

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  • Chew quickly recognized Tyler's talent and recruited him to join her Purple Silk music program, where students learn to sing Chinese songs and play traditional instruments such as a two-string violin called an erhu, a four-stringed lute known as a pipa and a bamboo flute called a dizi.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Saying that Guantanamo Bay is outside American jurisdiction is like saying that John McCain is ineligible be President because he was born in the Canal Zone. dizi izlesene Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Gitmo and NIMBY 2009

  • Anyway, after all was said and done, all I got was a dizi riff and a stentorian

    Making Light: *Spoilers* Paranormal Activity *Spoilers* 2010

  • All submitted comments are subject to the rules set forth in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. from hedaye wrote 7 weeks 2 days ago mp3 dinle - sağlık - oyun - dizi izle -

    Salmon Paradise Under Fire 2008

  • Yes | No | Report from hedaye wrote 7 weeks 2 days ago mp3 dinle - sağlık - oyun - dizi izle -

    Salmon Paradise Under Fire 2008

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