"fife" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 短笛
• 小笛子

Definition

一種小型高音長笛，傳統上用於軍樂隊，特別適合進行曲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要見於歷史或軍事相關語境，常與「鼓」一起出現（如‘fife and drum band’）。日常生活中很少見。

Examples

The soldier played the fife during the parade.

士兵在遊行中吹奏**短笛**。

A fife is smaller than a regular flute.

**短笛**比普通長笛小。

He learned to play the fife at a young age.

他很小的時候就學會了吹**短笛**。

The lively sound of the fife echoed through the street festival.

**短笛**的歡快聲音在街頭節日中迴盪。

Our school band performed a classic fife and drum piece at the ceremony.

我們學校樂隊在典禮上表演了一首經典的**短笛**與鼓曲目。

You don’t often hear a fife outside of historical reenactments these days.

如今除了歷史重現活動外，很少聽到**短笛**。