吹箫乞食

chuī xiāo qǐ shí

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Definitions

1. to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
2. cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[wǔ zǐ xū], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[chǔ], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

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Child Words of 吹箫乞食

• 吹 吹 chuī: to blow
• 乞 乞 qǐ: to beg
• 乞食 乞食 qǐ shí: to beg for food
• 吹箫 吹箫 chuī xiāo: to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
• 箫 箫 xiāo: xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)