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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1吹竽手 吹竽手 chuī yú shǒuchui1 yu2 shou3player of the yu 竽 (free reed wind instrument)
2滥竽 濫竽 làn yúlan4 yu2indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 滥竽充数
3滥竽充数 濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shùlan4 yu2 chong1 shu4lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group
4竽 竽 yúyu2free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 , used in ancient China