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吹箫

chuīxiāo

Traditional: 吹簫

to play the xiao [[簫|箫<xiāo>]] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu [[伍子胥<WǔZǐxū>]], 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

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