Read Edit View history 乞骸骨 qǐháigǔ to resign Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 乞骸骨 qǐháigǔ to resign (literary) to request permission to retire from office due to old age; literally meaning 'to beg for one's bones' to be buried at home Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 乞骸骨/乞骸骨 → 乞骸/乞骸 Edit Delete synonym 乞骸骨/乞骸骨 → 乞身/乞身 Edit Delete synonym 乞身/乞身 → 乞骸骨/乞骸骨 Edit Delete
乞骸骨 qǐháigǔ to resign (literary) to request permission to retire from office due to old age; literally meaning 'to beg for one's bones' to be buried at home Edit Delete