[吹箫乞食 / 吹簫乞食, chuī xiāo qǐ shí, ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ]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[Add to Longdo]
[かわらこじき, kawarakojiki](n) (derog) (from unlicensed actors in Edo-period Kyoto acting on the riverbanks near Shijō Bridge) actors; players; riverbank beggars[Add to Longdo]
[ほいとう(陪堂);ほいと, hoitou ( bai dou ); hoito](n) (1) (ほいとう only) (arch) being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); (2) (ほいとう only) (arch) serving food; food served; (3) (arch) begging; beggar[Add to Longdo]