吴市吹箫

wúshìchuīxiāo

(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))

Traditional 吳市吹簫

Meaning

wúshìchuīxiāowu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1
  1. (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)

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