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横吹

héng chuī

2-character word Traditional 橫吹

What 横吹 means

1. military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han
2. transverse flute
3. to play such a flute

The characters in 横吹

• 横hénghorizontal; across; crosswise
• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast

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