yú

竽 (yú) is a Chinese word meaning “free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China”.

Meanings

  1. 1free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China

Related words

滥竽充数lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products吹竽手player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument)滥竽indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)

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