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chuī

xiāo

chuī

xiāo

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

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吹

ㄔㄨㄟ

chuī

blow

箫

ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom