Dictionary Entry: 吹箫

to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ) ꞏ 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] ꞏ to busk ꞏ virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yù rén chuī xiāo] ꞏ (slang) fellatio ꞏ blowjob