ancient prohibition of party members from holding office; partisan proscription
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to prohibit from office; to proscribe a faction
archaicA specific historical term referring to measures taken by imperial courts in ancient China (most notably during the Eastern Han Dynasty) to ban members of certain factions, often scholar-officials or their families, from holding government positions and participating in political activities.
Dōng东
Hàn汉
mò末
nián年
de的
dǎng党
gù锢
zhī之
huò祸
duì对
shì士
zú族
dǎ打
jī击
jù巨
dà大
。
The Disasters of the Partisan Proscriptions in the late Eastern Han Dynasty dealt a heavy blow to the scholar-official class.
Xǔ许
duō多
qīng清
liú流
guān官
yuán员
yīn因
dǎng党
gù锢
ér而
zhōng终
shēn身
bù不
dé得
wéi为
guān官
。
Many upright officials were banned from holding office for life due to the partisan proscriptions.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
dǎng党
gù锢
chí持
xù续
le了
duō多
nián年
，
jiā加
jù剧
le了
cháo朝
zhèng政
de的
fǔ腐
bài败
。
This proscription lasted for many years, exacerbating the corruption of the court administration.