yù rén chuī xiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[Xiāo Shǐ] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qín Mù gōng]
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Original source entry:

玉人吹簫 玉人吹箫 [yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] /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]/

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玉人吹箫
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