丟烏紗帽 diū wū shā mào

to be sacked from an official post

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be sacked from an official post
  2. 2. lit. to lose one's black hat

Characters

Character Meaning
丟 diū
to lose; to throw; to put aside
烏 wū
black; crow; surname Wu
紗 shā
muslin; cotton yarn
帽 mào HSK 3
hat; cap; old variant of 帽mào