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吹簫

简吹箫 · 繁吹簫

Mandarin · pinyin chuī xiāo

to play the xiao 簫 xiāo, a vertical bamboo flute
(literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo)
(slang) to give a blowjob

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吹: chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
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箫: xiāo · bamboo flute

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1–1 · chui1 xiao1

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ceoi1 siu1

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verb

(verb-object) to play the xiao (a flute)
(literary) to beg for food
(slang) to give a blowjob

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