吳ㄨˊwú市ㄕˋshì吹ㄔㄨㄟchuī簫ㄒㄧㄠxiāo

  1. 春秋時伍子胥自楚逃至吳，曾於吳市吹簫乞食，見《史記·卷七九·范睢蔡澤列傳》。後用以比喻行乞街頭或飄泊流浪，生活困頓。如：「這個星期如果再找不著工作，可真要吳市吹簫了！」似沿門乞食

英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