布拉斯 (bù lā sī) — (music) brass (as in brass instruments or brass… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

English loanword for the brass section of an orchestra or band — 铜管乐器 is the standard Chinese term for the instruments themselves.

noun

(music) brass (as in brass instruments or brass section)

Examples

布拉斯。
Tā zài zhè zhī bù lā sī yuè duì lǐ chuī xiǎo hào.
He plays trumpet in this brass band.
布拉斯。
Zhè shǒu qǔ zi xū yào gèng duō de bù lā sī yuè qì.
This piece needs more brass instruments.
布拉斯。
Jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán lǐ de bù lā sī zǔ shēng yīn hěn xiǎng liàng.
The brass section in the symphony orchestra sounds very loud.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù布bù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì拉lā

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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