笛 — meaning in English

English meaning

• pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
• whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.

Senses

笛 is used for these senses in English:

• pipe (woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]
• whistle A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

pipe — full definition

1. noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
2. noun A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
3. verb To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.

whistle — full definition

1. verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.
2. noun A small device that makes a shrill sound when air is blown through it, or the sound itself.

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