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觱栗

bì lì

2-character word Traditional 觱慄

What 觱栗 means

1. ancient bamboo reed instrument
2. Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)

The characters in 觱栗

• 觱bìfever; tartar horn
• 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear

Sounds the same

Read bì lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 壁立(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall; rise steeply
• 臂力arm strength
• 觱篥ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)