投簪
tóu​zān

to resign from office

  • created sense approved 投簪 · tóu​zān · to resign from office — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投簪

    tóu​zān

    to resign from office

    To give up one's official position and retire from politics; literally to throw away the hairpin used to secure an official's cap.

    投, 簪

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 簪 (literal) → 簪 · zān · hairpin

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