sheng

== English == === Etymology === From Mandarin 笙 (shēng). === Pronunciation === (approximating Chinese pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃʌŋ/, [ˈʃʰʌŋ] Rhymes: -ʌŋ (anglicized pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛŋ/, [ˈʃʰɛŋ] (Southern US, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪŋ/, [ˈʃʰɪ̟ŋ] Rhymes: -ɛŋ Hyphenation: sheng === Noun === sheng (plural shengs) A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass). Coordinate term: (Japanese equivalent) sho ==== Translations ==== === See also === sheng nu (also derived from Chinese, though not necessarily related) === Anagrams === Enghs, Engsh, Hengs == French == === Noun === sheng m (plural shengs) sheng == Mandarin == === Romanization === sheng nonstandard spelling of shēng nonstandard spelling of shéng nonstandard spelling of shěng nonstandard spelling of shèng ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sheng class IX (plural sheng class X) (Sheng) alternative letter-case form of Sheng