| 箫 | |||
| bamboo flute | |||
| Radical | 竹𥫗 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 14 |
| Mandarin reading |
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Cantonese reading | siu1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 簫 | musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute | |
| 箫 | [ ] xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes |
| ⇒ 吴市吹箫 | [ wú shì chuī ] to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ), cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician |
| ⇒ 吹箫 | [ chuī ] to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ), to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC 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], (slang) fellatio, blowjob |
| ⇒ 吹箫乞食 | [ chuī qǐ shí ] to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ), cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician |
| ⇒ 排箫 | [ paí ] see 簫|箫[xiao1] |
| ⇒ 玉人吹箫 | [ yù rén chuī ] 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] |
| ⇒ 笙箫 | [ shēng ] reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute |
| ⇒ 鼻箫 | [ bí ] nose flute |