e/Yu (wind instrument)

Information
has gloss	eng: The yu (竽; pinyin: yú) was a free reed wind instrument used in ancient China. It was similar to the sheng, with multiple bamboo pipes fixed in a wind chest which may have been made of bamboo, wood, or gourd. Each pipe contained a free reed, which was also made of bamboo. Whereas the sheng was used to provide harmony (in fourths and fifths), the yu was played melodically. The instrument was used, often in large numbers, in the court orchestras of ancient China (and also imported to Korea and Japan) but is no longer used.
lexicalization	eng: Yu
instance of	e/List of Chinese musical instruments

Meaning
Norwegian
has gloss	nor: Yu (竽; pinyin: yú) var et blåseinstrument i det gamle Kina. Det benyttet fritt rørblad, og minnet om instrumentet sheng, med flere piprør av bambus satt på en vindkasse laget av bambus, tre eller kalebass. Hvert rør hadde ett fritt rørblad, også det av bambus. Mens en sheng var ment for å frembringe harmonisk lyd (kvarter og kvinter), ble en yu spilt melodisk. Instrumentet ble spilt, ofte i svært store grupper, i det gamle Kinas hofforkestre. Instrumentet ble også kjent i Korea og Japan.
lexicalization	nor: Yu