玉人吹箫

yù rén chuī xiāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. virtuoso piper wins a beauty
  2. 2. the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[xiāo shǐ] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[qín mù gōng]

Child Words of 玉人吹箫

人
rén

person; people

吹
chuī

to blow

玉
yù

jade

吹箫
chuī xiāo

to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)

玉人
yù rén

a jade worker

箫
xiāo

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