Usage of the character 箫
xiāo
箫
[簫]
- xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes
bíxiāo
鼻箫
[鼻簫]
- nose flute
shēngxiāo
笙箫
[笙簫]
- reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
páixiāo
排箫
[排簫]
- see 簫／箫 (xiāo)
chuīxiāo
吹箫
[吹簫]
- to play the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
- to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫／吴市吹箫 ( Wúshìchuīxiāo)
- to busk
- virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫／玉人吹箫 (yùrénchuīxiāo)
- (slang) fellatio
- blowjob
Wúshìchuīxiāo
吴市吹箫
[吳市吹簫]
- to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
- cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
yùrénchuīxiāo
玉人吹箫
[玉人吹簫]
- virtuoso piper wins a beauty
- the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史／萧史 ( Xiāo Shǐ) won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 ( Qín Mùgōng)
chuīxiāoqǐshí
吹箫乞食
[吹簫乞食]
- to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
- cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician