陶笛

táodí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ocarina
  2. 2 ceramic flute

Examples

Tā yòng táodí chuīzòu 《Dà Yú Hǎitáng》 de zhǔtíqǔ.
He played the theme from Big Fish & Begonia on the ocarina.
Táodí róngyì shàngshǒu, hěn duō háizi xué.
The ocarina is easy to pick up — many kids learn it.

Tips

culture
Best known in Chinese pop culture from Taiwanese player covers and the 《大鱼》/Studio Ghibli soundtrack circuit. The instrument also features prominently in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (《塞尔传说·》), which uses 陶笛 in its Chinese title.
memory
(clay/pottery) + (flute) — a clay flute. The character already tells you the material.

In Pop Culture

塞尔传说· Sài'ěrdá Chuánshuō·Shí Zhī Dí
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998 Nintendo game whose iconic instrument is the ocarina (陶笛)

Stroke Order

táo