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玉人吹箫

yù rén chuī xiāo

Definitions

  • virtuoso piper wins a beauty
  • 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]