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 :
原指伍春秋时子胥于吴市吹箫向人乞讨。后指沿街乞讨。
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，鼓腹吹篪，乞食于吴市。”
Annotation :
吹箫乞食1
1. chuīxiāoqǐshí :
[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
