wait on the guests and laugh and sing for money
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à m é nm à IXI à o, which means to describe the life of prostitutes in the old days. It comes from historical records, biographies of merchants.
The origin of Idioms
"It's better to rely on the market than embroidery," says Shiji · biography of merchants
Idiom usage
Serial verb; predicate, attribute; derogatory. We don't look like the prostitutes who depend on the door to show off their laughs when we are dressed like this. The second chapter of the sequel of Lao Can's travels by Liu E in Qing Dynasty
wait on the guests and laugh and sing for money
Establish a business and secure a nation - lì yè ān bāng
There's no place to go when you've broken your iron shoes - tàpò tiěxié wúmìchù,délái quánbù fèigōngfù
invite to one 's side men of wisdom and valor - zhāo xián nà shì
change existing habits and customs - yí fēng yì shàng