鼻箫
鼻箫鼻簫 bí xiāo ㄅㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠ bei6 siu1
- nose flute
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鼻
- 鼻子 bí zi ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ bei6 zi2 nose
- 鼻孔 bí kǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ bei6 hung2 nostril
- 鼻涕 bí tì ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ bei6 tai3 nasal mucus; snivel; snot
- 刺鼻 cì bí ㄘˋ ㄅㄧˊ ci3 bei6 to assail the nostrils
- 北鼻 běi bí ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧˊ bak1 bei6 baby (loanword)
- 印鼻 yìn bí ㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄧˊ jan3 bei6 decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
箫
- 吹箫吹簫 chuī xiāo ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi1 siu1 to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute
- 排箫排簫 pái xiāo ㄆㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠ paai4 siu1 panpipes
- 笙箫笙簫 shēng xiāo ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ sang1 siu1 reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
- 吴市吹箫吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
- 吹箫乞食吹簫乞食 chuī xiāo qǐ shí ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ ceoi1 siu1 hat1 sik6 see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
- 玉人吹箫玉人吹簫 yù rén chuī xiāo ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ juk6 jan4 ceoi1 siu1 virtuoso piper wins a beauty
Idioms with these characters
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 香味扑鼻香味撲鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄨ ㄅㄧˊ hoeng1 mei6 pok3 bei6 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
- 仰人鼻息 yǎng rén bí xī ㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˊ ㄒㄧ joeng5 jan4 bei6 sik1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
- 异香扑鼻異香撲鼻 yì xiāng pū bí ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄆㄨ ㄅㄧˊ ji6 hoeng1 pok3 bei6 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)