玉人吹箫

yù rén chuī xiāo

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Definitions

1. virtuoso piper wins a beauty
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]

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Child Words of 玉人吹箫

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 吹 吹 chuī: to blow
• 玉 玉 yù: jade
• 吹箫 吹箫 chuī xiāo: to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
• 玉人 玉人 yù rén: a jade worker
• 箫 箫 xiāo: xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes