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Diéguǎn (-)

original: 叠管

➺ remark(s) below

a "folded" pipe, the length of which is reduced by providing it with bends

No identical types known (yet).
Miáo (Shēng miáo / Shēngmiáo)

Literal translation: 叠: "folded"; 管: "tube/pipe"; A low-pitched pipe, the length of which is reduced by providing it with bends (➺ Absolute / Relative length); NB: ➺ Guóyuè shēng.

Sources

Thrasher, Alan R.: Sheng. In: The Garland encyclopedia of world music (7): East Asia (ed. 2002).

Dictionaries, &c.

汉英词典 (Hàn Yīng cídiǎn) / A Chinese-English dictionary. 北京 [Běijīng], 1985, p.157 (叠 ➁) & 250 (管 ➀).