竽 yú

ancient woodwind instrument

#4935

DEFINITIONS

  • ancient woodwind instrument
  • free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China

STROKES

WORDS

滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù 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
吹竽手 chuī yú shǒu player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument)
滥竽 làn yú indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 濫竽充數|滥竽充数[lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4]
濫竽 làn yú indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 濫竽充數|滥竽充数[lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4]
濫竽充數 làn yú chōng shù 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
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