xiāo
Traditional: 簫
箫 (xiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “xiao, a vertical bamboo flute”.
Meanings
- 1xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
Related words
排箫panpipes吴市吹箫(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])吹箫to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute玉人吹箫virtuoso piper wins a beauty笙箫reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute鼻箫nose flute吹箫乞食see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]