吴市吹箫 in English Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)
  • cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town approximately 520 BC (Before Christ), then became a powerful politician

Simplified Characters

吴 市 吹 箫

Traditional Characters

吳 市 吹 簫

Pinyin

Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吴wu2surname Wu 市shi4market 吹chui1to blow 箫xiao1xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes