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wú shì chuī xiāo | (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记) |
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zì xǔ | to pose as; to flaunt oneself as / to boast of; to brag |
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Wǔ Zǐ xū | Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance. |
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zì xù | author's preface / autobiographical notes as introduction to a book |
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Wǔ Shē | Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥, official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu |