吹箫乞食
拼音 chuī xiāo qǐ shí
成语
释义
原指伍春秋时子胥于吴市吹箫向人乞讨◇指沿街乞讨。
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，鼓腹吹篪，乞食于吴市。