α. 1800s– ti-tzu, 1900s– ti-tse (rare), 1900s– ti tzu, 1900s– titzu.
β. 1900s– di zi, 1900s– di-zi, 1900s– dizi.
dizin.
/ˈdiːdzə/, U.S. /ˈdidzə/ A type of Chinese transverse flute, typically made from bamboo.
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1874 Jrnl. N.-China Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 1873 8 109 The modern Ti-tzu..has seven holes besides the embouchure.
1917 Encycl. Sinica 389/1 The Ti tzû is a very popular flute, about 26 inches long, formerly with 11 finger-holes, one of which was covered with membrane, but now having 6 finger-holes and a 7th covered with membrane.
1982 Asian Music 12 No. 2. 36 The erhu is often used to decorate the melody in a florid manner so as to support the primary melody carried by the dizi.
2004 JazzTimes Apr. 83/3 Caine takes it back to its Chinese roots using the original text and adding a yanquin [sic] and dizi hovering in the background.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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