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吹箫

chuī xiāo

Definitions

  1. 1. to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
  2. 2. to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[wǔ zǐ xū], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wú shì chuī xiāo]
  3. 3. to busk
  4. 4. virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yù rén chuī xiāo]
  5. 5. (slang) fellatio
  6. 6. blowjob

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Words Containing 吹箫

吴市吹箫
wú shì chuī xiāo

to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

吹箫乞食
chuī xiāo qǐ shí

to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

玉人吹箫
yù rén chuī xiāo

virtuoso piper wins a beauty

Child Words of 吹箫

吹
chuī

to blow

箫
xiāo

xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes