吹箫 in English chui1 xiao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)
  • to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], approximately 520 BC (Before Christ) destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
  • to busk
  • virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1]
  • (informal speech) fellatio
  • blowjob

Simplified Characters

吹 箫

Traditional Characters

吹 簫

Pinyin

chui1 xiao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吹chui1to blow 箫xiao1xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes