[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]
[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]