削职为民
xuē​zhí​wéi​mín

to demote an official to commoner status

  • created sense approved 削职为民/削職為民 · xuē​zhí​wéi​mín · to demote an official to commoner status — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削职为民 / 削職為民

    xuē​zhí​wéi​mín

    to demote an official to commoner status

    (idiom) to strip an official of their rank and reduce them to the status of an ordinary citizen

    削职 (literal) → 削职/削職 · xuē​zhí · to remove from office 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people

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