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sheng
(sheng)
Pronunciation:
/ʃʌŋ/
noun
(
plural
)
a Chinese form of mouth organ with about seventeen reed pipes of bamboo set in a rounded windchest.
Origin:
late 18th century
: from Chinese
shēng
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