汉英词典
MEANING OF 吴市吹箫
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
吴 Ancient country name / Originally, Wu Zixu of Chu State fled to Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, playing flutes and begging for food in the city / An analogy of begging on the street
春秋时伍子胥为报父兄之仇，自楚逃至吴，曾吹萧乞食于吴市。《史记·范雎蔡泽列传》"伍子胥橐载而出昭关，夜行昼伏，至于陵水，无以糊其口，?行蒲伏，稽首肉袒，鼓腹吹篪，乞食于吴市。"裴髎集解引徐广曰"〔箎〕一作'箫'。"后称街头乞食为"吴市吹箫"。亦比喻过艰苦的流亡生活。
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