chōu​zān

to resign from office

Senses

抽簪 chōu​zān to resign from office

(literary) to pull out one's hairpins, meaning to renounce an official post and retire to a secluded life

抽簪 chōu​zān to pull out a hairpin

to take a hairpin out of one's hair

References

synonym 抽簪/抽簪 弃官/棄官