乞骸骨
qǐ​hái​gǔ

to resign

  • created reference approved 乞骸骨 → 乞骸 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乞骸骨 qǐ​hái​gǔ

    乞骸 qǐ​hái

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 乞骸骨 → 乞身 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乞骸骨 qǐ​hái​gǔ

    乞身 qǐ​shēn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 乞骸骨 · qǐ​hái​gǔ · to resign — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乞骸骨

    qǐ​hái​gǔ

    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

    乞, 骸骨

    乞 (literal) → 乞 · qǐ · to beg 骸骨 (literal) → 骸骨 · hái​gǔ · one's own body

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

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