喇叭 lǎba horn (automobile etc)
horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐
How to remember 喇叭: 喇 horn + 叭 trumpet = horn (automobile etc).
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How it is used
- A horn or loudspeaker - 按喇叭 (àn lǎba) honk the horn; 大喇叭 (dà lǎba) a bullhorn.
- Also a brass/wind instrument (trumpet, suona) and the 'horn/trumpet' shape (喇叭裤 bell-bottoms). Colloquial, second syllable toneless.