Shēng (-)
original: 笙
Mouth organ (Southeast Asia)
Often spelt "Sheng", or [i.e. in Wade-Giles transcription; ws] Shêng; Generic term for all Chinese mouth organs, traditional or "reformed"; Wong states that "Today, most multi-reed mouth organs are known as Shēng regardless of the number of reeds [i.e. pipes; ws] they possess. They are popular with the common folk for festivities, weddings and celebrations"; NB¹ (pictophonetics): 生 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning; NB²: 笙歌 (shēnggē) means "playing and singing", [歌 (gē): song/to sing];
NB³: Synonyms and sub-types of types mentioned below: ➺ Bào, Chuántǒng, Pái, Piáo, Sū, and Zhōngyīn shēng (Zhōngyīnshēng).
Àn yīn kǒng, Gū (Shēng gū / Shēnggū), Huáng / Huángpiàn, Miáo (Shēng miáo / Shēngmiáo), Yīn chuāng / Yīnchuāng
Bìkèha, Cháo, Cìzhōngyīn shēng / Cìzhōngyīnshēng, Dīyīn shēng / Dīyīnshēng, Fāng shēng / Fāngshēng, Gāoyīn shēng / Gāoyīnshēng, Ggeh, Hé shēng / Héshēng, Ho, Hóngzhú shēng / Hóngzhúshēng, Húlú shēng / Húlúshēng, Jiàn shēng / Jiànshēng, Liù shēng / Liùshēng, Lú shēng / Lúshēng, Tàoguǎn shēng / Tàoguǎnshēng, Xiǎo shēng / Xiǎoshēng, Xiǎoshēng, Yù shēng / Yùshēng, Yuán shēng / Yuánshēng, Yuèhé
中国 [Zhōngguó]: 中国音乐词典。中国艺术研究院音乐研究所 «中国音乐词典» 编辑部 编 [Zhōngguó yīnyuè cídiǎn. Zhōngguó Yìshù Yánjiū Yuàn Yīnyuè Yánjiū Suǒ «Zhōngguó yīnyuè cídiǎn» biānjí bù biān; Chinese music dictionary, compiled by the Chinese Art Research Inst., Music Research Inst., "Chinese music dictionary" editorial board]. 北京 [Běijīng], 1984, p.348-349*.
Moule, Arthur C.: A list of the musical and other sound-producing instruments of the Chinese [Shanghai, 1908, Jl. of the north China branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 39]. Preface by Harrison Ryker. Buren, 1989 [facsimile], p.89 (shêng).
Wong, Samuel Shengmiao: Qi’ - An instrumental guide to the Chinese orchestra. Singapore, 2005, p.135.
汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.613 [➺ p.227].