| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 吹竽手 | 吹竽手 | chuī yú shǒu | chui1 yu2 shou3 | player of the yu 竽 (free reed wind instrument) | ||
| 2 | 滥竽 | 濫竽 | làn yú | lan4 yu2 | indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 滥竽充数 | ||
| 3 | 滥竽充数 | 濫竽充數 | làn yú chōng shù | lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4 | lit. 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 | yú | yu2 | free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙 , used in ancient China |