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

  1. 1virtuoso piper wins a beauty
  2. 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]

Characters in 玉人吹箫

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