| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吹箫 | 吹簫 | chuīxiāo | - to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) - to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] - to busk - virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] - (slang) fellatio - blowjob |
| 吴市吹箫 | 吳市吹簫 | Wúshìchuīxiāo | - 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 |
| 吹箫乞食 | 吹簫乞食 | chuīxiāoqǐshí | - 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 | 玉人吹簫 | yùrénchuīxiāo | - 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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