吹箫 - chuī xiāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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吹箫 (吹簫)

chuī xiāo

Definition

to play the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)
to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吴市吹箫
to busk
virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹箫
(slang) fellatio
blowjob

Character Decomposition

Related words (2)

吹箫乞食

chuī xiāo qǐ shí

to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

玉人吹箫

yù rén chuī xiāo

virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公

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