black gauze cap; official post
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
black gauze cap (worn by officials in imperial China)
Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
tóu头
dài戴
wū乌
shā纱
mào帽
，
shēn身
chuān穿
guān官
fú服
。
Officials in ancient times wore black gauze caps and official robes.
Zhè这
dǐng顶
wū乌
shā纱
mào帽
shì是
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
cáng藏
pǐn品
。
This black gauze cap is a precious collection item in the museum.
noun
official post; government position; job (as an official)
Tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
ràng让
tā他
diū丢
le了
wū乌
shā纱
mào帽
。
Corruption caused him to lose his official post.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
zhù住
wū乌
shā纱
mào帽
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
xiàng向
shàng上
sī司
tuǒ妥
xié协
。
In order to keep his official cap, he had to compromise with his superiors.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
wū乌
shā纱
mào帽
bǐ比
jīn金
qián钱
gèng更
zhòng重
yào要
。
In that era, an official post was more important than money.