玉人吹箫

Traditional: 玉人吹簫

yù rén chuī xiāo

Dictionary entry

virtuoso piper wins a beauty

What does 玉人吹箫 mean?

玉人吹箫 (yù rén chuī xiāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

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]

Character breakdown

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玉yùjade 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]吹chuīto blow · to play a wind instrument 箫xiāoxiao, a vertical bamboo flute

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