To beg for food or money on the streets, an allusion to Wu Zixu begging in the market of Wu.

英雄落难，也不免要在吴市吹箫。

A slang term used to refer to performing fellatio.

这个词在现代网络语境下常被当作吹箫的俚语。

To play the xiao, a traditional Chinese vertical bamboo flute.

他正在庭院里吹箫，箫声清脆悠扬。