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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
烏紗帽
- (historical) black hat worn by officials in imperial China
- (figurative) official post; official position
- 烏紗帽不保／乌纱帽不保 ― wūshāmào bù bǎo ― (of an official) cannot keep one's job (literally, “cannot keep one's official hat”)
- 丟了烏紗帽／丢了乌纱帽 ― diū le wūshāmào ― (of an official) to lose one's job (literally, “to lose one's official hat”)
Synonyms
- (black hat): 紗帽／纱帽 (shāmào), 烏紗／乌纱 (wūshā)
Descendants