玉人吹箫 in English yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • virtuoso piper wins a beauty
  • the 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]

Simplified Characters

玉 人 吹 箫

Traditional Characters

玉 人 吹 簫

Pinyin

yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

玉yu4jade 人ren2man 吹chui1to blow 箫xiao1xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes