sang

n. a short name for ginseng, a plant whose root is used in medicine and tea.

n. a regional or colloquial clipping of 'ginseng', referring to the plant or its medicinal root. Often used in the context of harvesting the wild plant.

“He spent the whole afternoon in the woods looking for wild sang.”

“Local harvesters often head into the mountains in early autumn to forage for wild sang, which can fetch a high price at market.”

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n. a traditional Chinese musical instrument made of pipes.

n. an alternative transliteration of 'sheng', a Chinese mouth-blown free-reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes.

“The musician played a traditional melody on the sang.”

“The ensemble featured a sang, providing a unique polyphonic texture that is characteristic of traditional Chinese court music.”

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