Chi ba, Chǐ bā, Chǐ bà, Chì bà: 4 definitions

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尺八 [chǐ bā] [chi ba]—
Musical instrument name: (1) A traditional Chinese wind instrument. A type of vertical flute. Played by blowing directly into it, the pipe body has six holes, with one hole on the side covered with a bamboo membrane (竹膜 [zhu mo]). Named for its length of one foot and eight inches. Similar to the vertical flute (洞簫 [dong xiao]) used in Southern Music (南管 [nan guan]). (2) A traditional Japanese wind instrument. Introduced from the Tang Dynasty (唐朝 [tang chao]), it later gradually flourished and became one of the most common traditional instruments. It has four holes on the front and one hole on the back.

chǐ bā: lè qì míng:(1) zhōng guó chuán tǒng chuī guǎn lè qì. yī zhǒng xiāo guǎn. zhí chuī, guǎn shēn liù kǒng, páng yǒu yī kǒng, jiā zhú mó. zhǎng yī chǐ bā cùn ér dé míng. jìn shì nán guǎn zhōng suǒ shǐ yòng de dòng xiāo.(2) rì běn chuán tǒng chuī guǎn lè qì. táng cháo shí chuán rù, hòu lái zhú jiàn xìng wàng, chéng wèi pǔ biàn de chuán tǒng lè qì zhī yī. miàn sì kǒng, bèi yī kǒng.

chi ba: le qi ming:(1) zhong guo chuan tong chui guan le qi. yi zhong xiao guan. zhi chui, guan shen liu kong, pang you yi kong, jia zhu mo. zhang yi chi ba cun er de ming. jin shi nan guan zhong suo shi yong de dong xiao.(2) ri ben chuan tong chui guan le qi. tang chao shi chuan ru, hou lai zhu jian xing wang, cheng wei pu bian de chuan tong le qi zhi yi. mian si kong, bei yi kong.

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斥罷 [chì bà] [chi ba]—
Removal from office. "Book of Han, Volume 89, Biography of Model Officials, Zhao Xin Chen": "The sons of officials in the prefectures and counties were fond of idleness and did not engage in farming. He would immediately dismiss (之 [zhi] chì bà zhī) them. In severe cases, he would investigate their illegal activities to show his likes and dislikes."

chì bà: bà miǎn zhí wù. < hàn shū． juǎn bā jiǔ． xún lì chuán． zhào xìn chén chuán>: “fǔ xiàn lì jiā zi dì hǎo yóu áo, bù yǐ tián zuò wèi shì, zhé chì bà zhī, shén zhě àn qí bù fǎ, yǐ shì hǎo è.”

chi ba: ba mian zhi wu. < han shu. juan ba jiu. xun li chuan. zhao xin chen chuan>: "fu xian li jia zi di hao you ao, bu yi tian zuo wei shi, zhe chi ba zhi, shen zhe an qi bu fa, yi shi hao e."