demote and exile an official
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to demote and send into exile (of an official in imperial China)
literaryA historical term referring to the imperial punishment of demoting a government official and posting them to a remote, undesirable location. Often used in historical and literary contexts.
Shī诗
rén人
yīn因
zhí直
yán言
jìn进
jiàn谏
，
zāo遭
dào到
cháo朝
tíng廷
biǎn贬
zhé谪
。
The poet was demoted and exiled for his outspoken remonstrance to the throne.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
míng名
chén臣
dōu都
yǒu有
guò过
bèi被
biǎn贬
zhé谪
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
In history, many famous ministers experienced being demoted and exiled.
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Biǎn贬
zhé谪
shēng生
huó活
suī虽
rán然
jiān艰
kǔ苦
，
què却
chéng成
jiù就
le了
tā他
de的
bù不
xiǔ朽
shī诗
piān篇
。
Though the life in exile was hard, it contributed to his immortal poetry.