玉juk6人jan4吹ceoi1簫siu1

simp玉人吹箫

juk6 jan4 ceoi1 siu1yù rén chuī xiāo

玉juk6jade, precious stone, gem
人jan4man
吹ceoi1blow
簫siu1musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute

English

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]

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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