吹箫乞食
Word
(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 (Wǔ Zǐ xū) exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记 (Shǐ jì))
See 吴市吹箫 · meaning shown from 吴市吹箫
- Traditional
- 吹簫乞食
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Meaning
See 吴市吹箫 · meaning shown from 吴市吹箫 (wú shì chuī xiāo)
- (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 (Wǔ Zǐ xū) exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记 (Shǐ jì))