yù rén chuī xiāo
Traditional: 玉人吹簫
玉人吹箫 (yù rén chuī xiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[Xiao1 Shi3] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1]”.
Meanings
- 1virtuoso piper wins a beauty
- 2the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[Xiao1 Shi3] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1]