Chinese

Noun

洞簫

1. (music) xiao (a vertical, notched, end-blown bamboo flute used since ancient times in traditional and classical Chinese music)
2. (Min Nan, figuratively) opium pipe

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 洞簫 ‎(literally “hole + xiao (Chinese flute)”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) どうしょう [dòóshóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

洞簫 ‎(hiragana どうしょう, romaji dōshō, historical hiragana どうせう)

1. xiao (Chinese flute)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9