丢乌纱帽
diū​wū​shā​mào

to be dismissed from office

  • created sense approved 丢乌纱帽/丟烏紗帽 · diū​wū​shā​mào · to be dismissed from office — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丢乌纱帽 / 丟烏紗帽

    diū​wū​shā​mào

    to be dismissed from office

    (metaphorical) to lose one's job or official position; literally to lose one's black gauze cap, which was worn by officials in ancient China

    丢, 乌纱帽

    丢 (literal) → 丢/丟 · diū · to lose 乌纱帽 (literal) → 乌纱帽/烏紗帽 · wū​shā​mào · official's hat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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