吹箫

Traditional form:

吹簫

Pinyin (reading):

chuīxiāo

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 箫 - bamboo flute

Traditional characters:

• 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
• 簫 - bamboo flute