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