different between sheng vs cheng

English

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (sh?ng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/, (anglicized) /???/

Noun

sheng (plural shengs)

1. A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass).

Translations

Anagrams

• Enghs, Engsh, Hengs

French

Noun

sheng m (plural shengs)

1. sheng

Mandarin

Romanization

sheng

1. Nonstandard spelling of sh?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of shéng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of sh?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of shèng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

sheng (n class, plural sheng)

1. (Sheng) Alternative letter-case form of Sheng

English

Noun

cheng (plural chengs)

1. Alternative form of sheng (Chinese wind instrument)

Mandarin

Romanization

cheng

1. Nonstandard spelling of ch?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chéng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ch?ng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chèng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.