贝 BEI: CONCH

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唇簧气鸣乐器。磨平大海螺尾端，制成吹口，以双唇为簧片。隋唐五代时期，贝进入宫廷乐舞的伴奏乐队中，受印度佛教影响，贝也用作佛教法器。南方少数民族用来为诵经和歌舞伴奏，也用作防御外族入侵时的警戒信号。沿海渔民吹螺号作为出海信号。古代军队作为传信工具。

BEI: CONCH

Lip-reed aerophone. The ground end of a large conch can be made into the mouthpiece. While blowing, lips can be used as reeds. In the period from the Sui to the Five Dynasties (581~960) the instrument entered the accompanying orchestra of the court music and dance. Influenced by the Indian Buddhist rituals, the type was also used on religious occasions. In China’s southern minority groups it was used both for religious chanting and for accompanying singing and dancing, as well as for warning signals against foreign invasions. As for the Han people, the blowing of the instrument is acted as a signal to go to sea. Besides, it was a tool for message delivery in ancient armies.

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