(of an actor) to dress up in official robes and carry a tablet to perform on stage

Describes a person who is free-spirited and unconstrained, or someone who maintains a leisurely elegance despite being in official service; literally, to lean on one's official tablet while gazing at the mountains.

(literary) to insert an official's tablet into one's girdle or belt

(literary) officials or people of high rank. Originally refers to the hairpins and hand-held tablets used by ancient officials.

(bound form) official robes and tablets, used to refer to the formal court dress worn by officials when in audience with the emperor in ancient China

Ivory tablet held before the breast by high-ranking officials during an imperial audience or ceremony.