ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1吳市吹簫吴市吹箫
Jyutpingng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1
Yaleng síh chēui sīu
Definition
(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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