Meaning of 五日京兆
五日京兆 means an official with only five days left in office; a metaphor for holding a position for a very short time or being about to leave office. Pronounced wǔ rì jīng zhào.
- an official with only five days left in office; a metaphor for holding a position for a very short time or being about to leave office
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zì自
zhī知
shì是
wǔ五
rì日
jīng京
zhào兆
，
biàn便
bù不
zài再
chā插
shǒu手
xīn新
àn案
。
Knowing he was a short-timer, he stopped handling new cases.
Jì既
rán然
yǐ已
shì是
wǔ五
rì日
jīng京
zhào兆
，
shéi谁
hái还
yuàn愿
yì意
tīng听
tā他
diào调
qiǎn遣
？
Since he was about to leave office, who would still be willing to take orders from him?
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wǔ五
rì日
jīng京
zhào兆
de的
xīn心
tài态
，
ràng让
tā他
duì对
gōng工
zuò作
fū敷
yǎn衍
le了
shì事
。
This 'lame duck' mentality made him perfunctory about his work.
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