Traduction :
to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
Référence :
吴:古国名。原指春秋时楚国的伍子胥逃至吴国,在市上吹箫乞食。比喻在街头行乞。
Origine :
《史记·范睢蔡泽列传》:“伍子胥橐载而出昭关,夜行昼伏,至于陵水,无以糊其口,膝行蒲伏,稽首肉袒,鼓腹吹箫,乞食于吴市。”
Annotation :
吴市吹箫1
1. wúshìchuīxiāo :
[EN] to beg while playing the xiao 簫 |箫 [xiao1] (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍 子 胥 [Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚 [Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician