吴 市 吹 箫

wú shì chuī xiāodictionary entry

(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" 史記|史记[Shǐ jì])

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吳市吹簫 吴市吹箫 [wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] /(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])/

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吴市吹箫

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