| 1 | 鼻箫 | 鼻簫 | bí xiāo | bi2 xiao1 | nose flute | | |
| 2 | 吹箫 | 吹簫 | chuī xiāo | chui1 xiao1 | to play the xiao 箫 ; (slang) fellatio; blowjob | | |
| 3 | 吹箫乞食 | 吹簫乞食 | chuī xiāo qǐ shí | chui1 xiao1 qi3 shi2 | to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 , destitute refugee from Chu 楚 , busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician | | |
| 4 | 排箫 | 排簫 | pái xiāo | pai2 xiao1 | see 箫 | | |
| 5 | 笙箫 | 笙簫 | shēng xiāo | sheng1 xiao1 | reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute | | |
| 6 | 吴市吹箫 | 吳市吹簫 | wú shì chuī xiāo | Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1 | to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 , destitute refugee from Chu 楚 , busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician | | |
| 7 | 箫 | 簫 | xiāo | xiao1 | xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes | | |
| 8 | 玉人吹箫 | 玉人吹簫 | yù rén chuī xiāo | yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1 | virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 | | |