yú
竽
ancient wind instrument (similar to sheng)
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Meanings
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ancient Chinese wind instrument resembling the sheng
An ancient bamboo wind instrument, larger than the sheng with more pipes. Now mainly encountered in the idiom 滥竽充数.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
yú竽
hé和
shēng笙
dōu都
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yuè乐
qì器
。
The ancient yu and sheng were both important musical instruments.
Tā他
bú不
huì会
chuī吹
yú竽
，
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
yuè乐
duì队
lǐ里
chōng充
shù数
。
He can't play the yu; he's just there to make up the numbers in the band.
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Làn滥
yú竽
chōng充
shù数
zhè这
gè个
chéng成
yǔ语
jiù就
shì是
cóng从
zhè这
gè个
yuè乐
qì器
lái来
de的
。
The idiom 'lan yu chong shu' (to pass oneself off as a member of the ensemble) comes from this instrument.