吴市吹箫
拼音 wú shì chuī xiāo
成语
释义
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。
英文释义
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
近义词
出处
《史记·范睢蔡泽列传》伍子胥橐载而出昭关,夜行昼伏,至于陵水,无以糊其口,膝行蒲伏,稽首肉袒,鼓腹吹箫,乞食于吴市。