玉人吹箫
yù​rén​chuī​xiāo

virtuoso xiao player

  • created reference approved 玉人吹箫/玉人吹簫 → 箫史/蕭史 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玉人吹箫 / 玉人吹簫 yù​rén​chuī​xiāo

    箫史 / 蕭史 xiāo​shǐ

    see

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  • created sense approved 玉人吹箫/玉人吹簫 · yù​rén​chuī​xiāo · virtuoso xiao player — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玉人吹箫 / 玉人吹簫

    yù​rén​chuī​xiāo

    virtuoso xiao player

    virtuoso player of the xiao (vertical mouth organ); metaphor for a beautiful woman, a romantic tryst, or an ideal couple, based on the legend of [[箫史|蕭史|xiao1 shi3]] (whose playing won the daughter of Duke Mu of Qin) or Du Mu's poem referring to a beauty in Yangzhou

    玉人 (literal) → 玉人 · yù​rén · beautiful person 吹箫 (literal) → 吹箫/吹簫 · chuī​xiāo · to play the flute

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