| 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 |
| 玉 |
yù |
jade |
| 玉人 |
yù rén |
a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearment) |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |
| 吹 |
chuī |
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through |
| 吹箫 |
chuī xiāo |
to play the xiao 箫, a vertical bamboo flute / (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吴市吹箫) / (slang) to give a blowjob |
| 箫 |
xiāo |
xiao, a vertical bamboo flute |