吴市吹箫

词语解释

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。

英语翻译

cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician; to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)